| Durham Constabulary | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Employees | 2,910[1] |
| Volunteers | 126[1] |
| Annual budget | £112.3 million[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | County Durham, England |
.svg) | |
| Map of police area | |
| Size | 862 sq. mi. (2,232 km2) |
| Population | 595,308 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | |
| Headquarters | Aykley Heads, Durham |
| Police officers |
|
| PCSOs | 131[2] |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | |
| Agency executive |
|
| Basic Command Units |
|
| Website | |
| www | |
Durham Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the council areas of County Durham and Darlington in North East England. It does not cover all of the ceremonial or historic area of Durham, parts of which are covered by the neighbouring forces of Cleveland Police and Northumbria Police. The other neighbouring forces are Cumbria Constabulary to the west and North Yorkshire Police to the south.
As of September 2020[update], the force has 1,168 police officers, 129 special constables, and 131 police community support officers (PCSO).[2]
- ^ a b c "Durham | Home Office". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
stats2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page).