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County Durham

EnglandNorth EastCounty Durham
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
522,054
Households
234,655
Crimes · Mar '26
4,983 · 9.5 per 1k
234,655
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
4,983 · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
16,322
Postcodes
234,655
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
4,983 · 9.5 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
16,322
Postcodes

Overview of County Durham

Coordinates54.7523, -1.6315
Postcodes
16,322
Population (Census)
522,054
Households (Census)
234,655
Recorded crime · Mar '26
4,983 · 9.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for County Durham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.45 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.45 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in County Durham

Crime trends · County Durham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,629
YoY stable
ASB
919
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
172
YoY +61%
Burglary
228
YoY +81%
Criminal damage
662
YoY +24%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

4,983
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in County Durham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 522,022
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 522,095
Christian54.6%
No religion38.6%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 522,054
50–6421.6%
35–4917.5%
65–7411.8%
25–3411.5%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 234,655
Other19.3%
Any member 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.3%