Durham Police and Crime Commissioner: crime since 2012
The government plans to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners in May 2028. Where an area has an elected mayor, the mayor will run policing; elsewhere, new police and crime boards made up of council leaders will. The law to do this has not been passed yet. Source
Holders since 2012
Joy Allen · Labour and Co-operative
since May 2021
Durham ▲ +5% · England and Wales ▲ +8%
89.1 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021) → 93.8 per 1,000 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Steve White (acting)
September 2019 – May 2021, until the election
Chief executive of the commissioner's office, appointed acting commissioner by the police and crime panel while Ron Hogg was ill, and continued after his death until the May 2021 election.
Durham ▼ −12% · England and Wales ▼ −13%
101.7 per 1,000 (Jul 2018 – Jun 2019) → 89.1 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Ron Hogg · Labour
November 2012 – December 2019, died in office
Fell ill in 2019; an acting commissioner was appointed in September 2019 and he died in office on 17 December 2019.
Durham ▲ +94% · England and Wales ▲ +38%
52.2 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 101.4 per 1,000 (Oct 2018 – Sep 2019)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Council areas in Durham
Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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