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Crime in Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe): 57 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

57 crimes were recorded in and around Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is down by 13 on the 70 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Violent crime: 18 reports (32% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 12 reports (21% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 11 reports (19% of the total) Public order: 8 reports (14% of the total) Shoplifting: 6 reports (11% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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