Durham Constabulary
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Employees | 2,910 |
| Volunteers | 126 |
| Annual budget | £112.3 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of County Durham and Darlington in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of police area | |
| Size | 2,232 km² |
| Population | 595,308 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Constables | 1,242 (of which 100 are special constables) |
| Police Community Support Officers | 162 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Ron Hogg, (L) |
| Agency executive | Michael Barton, Chief Constable |
| Basic Command Units | North Area (Durham) South Area (Darlington) |
| Website | |
| www.durham.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Durham Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the unitary authority of Darlington. The force covers the 2,232 km² of the county which has a resident population of 595,308. It is one of the smaller forces of the 43 territorial police forces that service England and Wales. Durham is Home Office force 11.
Durham Constabulary is managed by Chief Constable Michael Barton and his Executive Team, comprising Deputy Chief Constable Michael Banks, Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Dave Orford and Assistant Chief Officer Gary Ridley.
The force operates through a number of functional commands: Neighbourhood Policing, Response Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice, Tasking and Co-ordination and Support Services, which all report to the Executive Team.
Since 2010 Durham Constabulary and neighbouring Cleveland Police have shared road policing and firearms teams through a joint Specialist Operations Unit. These officers are based at Wynyard Park Business Park and Spennymoor. Durham and Cleveland Police have shared a Tactical Training Centre in Urlay Nook, near Durham Tees Valley Airport, since 2001.
Durham Constabulary actively take part in a neighbour hood watch scheme led by PCSO Timothy Thompson. A neighbourhood watch app is currently in early stages of development.
Durham Constabulary was one of the first county police forces to be set up, built in 1839. The force absorbed Durham City Police (formed in 1836) in 1921, Hartlepool Borough Police (formed in 1851) in 1947, Sunderland Borough Police (formed in 1837) in 1967, and Gateshead Borough Police (formed in 1836) and South Shields Borough Police (formed in 1839) in 1968, when it also lost some of its area to Teesside Constabulary.
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