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Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Durham Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Durham Constabulary neighbourhoods

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Durham Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

10 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (10): no change. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences5 · 50%
  • Criminal damage and arson2 · 20%
  • Public order2 · 20%
  • Vehicle crime1 · 10%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

7 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect4 · 57%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified2 · 29%
  • Awaiting court outcome1 · 14%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

e bikes and off road bikes riding through farmers fields

patrols were carried out and two off road bikes spotted in the farmers fields which left the area on police attendance

Set: 2026-04-14

Issues with youths causing antisocial behavior outside of the shop at Margaret Street

A meeting took place at the school with the possibility of an antisocial behavior presentation carried out to the school children

Set: 2026-05-15

Team locations

  • Sherburn Road Police Station (station)Sherburn Road Police Station 46 Sherburn Road Durham, DH12JR
Official Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) team page on Durham Constabulary's site

Nearby teams in Durham Constabulary

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Durham Constabulary.