Murton ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.5% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (5.3 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.2% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (4.2 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.7% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (2.9 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Murton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,508 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,416 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Murton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 118 mapped crimes in September 2024; 146 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Murton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
118
11
October 2024
140
22
November 2024
117
17
December 2024
125
9
January 2025
118
8
February 2025
137
11
March 2025
111
20
April 2025
89
23
May 2025
111
15
June 2025
100
18
July 2025
140
33
August 2025
110
24
September 2025
118
20
October 2025
111
17
November 2025
109
16
December 2025
118
21
January 2026
117
8
February 2026
128
26
March 2026
118
22
April 2026
125
27
May 2026
169
27
June 2026
106
28
July 2026
143
28
August 2026
146
22
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Murton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
548
shoplifting
302
criminal damage arson
221
other theft
88
vehicle crime
85
public order
84
burglary
78
other crime
46
drugs
28
possession of weapons
11
robbery
9
theft from the person
7
bicycle theft
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
