Durham Constabulary

Durham Constabulary
Durham Constabulary
Agency overview
Formed	1839
Employees	2,910
Volunteers	126
Annual budget	£112.3 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	County Durham, England
	Map of police area
Size	862 sq. mi. (2,232 km2)
Population	595,308
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services; Independent Office for Police Conduct;
Headquarters	Aykley Heads, Durham
Police officers	1,168 (2020); 129 special constables (2020);
PCSOs	131
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Joy Allen;
Agency executive	Rachel Bacon, Chief constable;
Basic Command Units	South Area; Darlington; East Area; West Area;
Website
	www.durham.police.uk

Durham Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the unitary authority areas of County Durham and Darlington in North East England. The south-east of the larger ceremonial county of Durham is part of the territory of Cleveland Police. As of September 2020, the force had 1,168 police officers, 129 special constables, and 131 police community support officers (PCSO).