Below you will find the latest News articles from the Office of The Durham Police, Crime & Victims Commissioner.
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PCC reports on progress made over the past eight months deliver justice for victims of crime and anti-social behaviour.
Despite funding cuts from Government’s Safer Streets programme, PCC announces her plans to cut crime and improve community safety will still go ahead.
PCC has welcomed the launch of a new service enabling the public to anonymously or confidentially report corruption and criminality within policing.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has spoken of her delight after joining the Bishop Auckland College Corporate Board.
Investments made by the Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen have led to significant improvements to call handling times for the public.
Joy Allen, County Durham and Darlington’s PCC, has spoken out to dismiss claims that she plans to close police stations.
Communities prone to anti-social behaviour across County Durham and Darlington have been treated to floral makeovers thanks to funding from PCC.
Dangerous parkers who put the lives of children and other road users risk being prosecuted under an innovative new scheme.
A groundbreaking initiative jointly funded by PCC to protect educational institutions against cyberattacks is in the running for a global award.
PCC has welcomed the results of an annual policing operation targeting drink and drug driving in the lead up to Christmas.
Commissioner Allen agrees funding to double neighbourhood warden patrols in Pelton to further boost public safety and tackle anti-social behaviour.
Commissioner Allen has welcomed funding to recruit an extra 11 police officers over the next 12 months – but warns the uplift does not go far enough.
PCC Joy Allen has unveiled a powerful new tool to help victims of persistent anti-social behaviour demand urgent support for their problems.
An interactive safety project that has already engaged thousands of young people has now been rolled out to keep older children safe.
PCC has addresses multi-agency partners highlighting the innovative work to tackle violence from young people towards their parents or caregivers.
More than 7,000 extra policing patrols have been carried out to crackdown on ASB across County Durham and Darlington.
Police to give away free pouches to motorists to help prevent mobile phone distractions at the wheel and tackle car theft thanks to funding by PCC.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen praised cyber security experts for coming to the aid of a Durham secondary school following a cyber attack.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has welcomed new funding to give victims of domestic abuse fresh support to escape their abusers.
PCC has announced the launch of a new post to support victims of sexual violence during the early stages of a police investigation.
PCC announces a temporary home for Neighbourhood and Response policing teams in Newton Aycliffe as work continues to identify a permanent police base.
Darlington and County Durham’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre receives Safer Streets funding to deliver bystander training workshops.
Commissioner Allen has announced funding for a new specialist worker to enhance support for victims and witnesses of road tragedies.
PCC puts forward plans to protect policing levels as the force continues to miss out on crucial extra government funding.
PCC has unveiled a new joint blueprint setting out how partners will work together to protect young people from being drawn into serious violence.
PCC asks Durham residents how safe they feel as ASB crackdown continues.
PCC Joy Allen has thrown her full support behind Chief Constable Rachel Bacon’s pledge to bolster officer numbers across the county.
PCC expresses disappointment at the Government’s reluctance to launch an independent watchdog to oversee the courts service.
More than 3000 school pupils have signed up to a new interactive crime prevention project spearheaded by Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen.
Inadequate government funding to meet policing demand across County Durham and Darlington is once again going to hit the force hard, warns PCC.
Commissioner Allen has welcomed government plans to crackdown on illegal spiking by modernising laws to protect future victims.
Retail workers and businesses across County Durham and Darlington have shared their views on crime and workplace abuse as part of a force wide poll.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has today offered her full support to a new national campaign to prevent homicide this winter.
Commissioner Allen is calling for bids from expert providers to reduce the impact and frequency of serious violence within our communities.
Commissioner Allen has announced the results of a new poll gauging public opinion on the future of Newton Aycliffe Police Station.
The annual precept survey has been launched to ask local residents how much they are prepared to pay towards local policing through their council tax.
PCC Allen funds two new guides to improve support for young people and adults with learning disabilities and female detainees who come into custody.
PCC Joy Allen responds to report from His Majesty’sInspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
Commissioner Allen has received full approval for her latest Annual Report detailing the sweeping safety improvements she made in 2022-23.
Commissioner Allen has secured extra funding worth £1m to improve safety in public spaces across the county’s rural and urban communities.
PCC launches public consultation on the future of Newton Aycliffe police premises.
Thousands of primary school children will be invited to join an interactive crime prevention scheme thanks to funding by Commissioner Allen.
Commissioner Allen has invested funding into a life-saving project to install defibrillators outside 13 police stations across the county.
PCC Joy Allen is reaching out to victims of hate crime and urging them not to suffer in silence as she relaunches a major campaign
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has confirmed the appointment of Rachel Bacon as the next Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has announced her preferred candidate for the new Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary.
PCC praised the rapid introduction of an overdose drug across County Durham and Darlington that is saving lives.
PCC welcomes national progress to crackdown on county lines and boost treatment referrals for people living with addiction.
Victims and witnesses attending court hearings in Newton Aycliffe will benefit from improved facilities thanks to PCC funding.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has welcomed the prospect of a £1.4m funding grant to boost her public safety work.
A new counselling service has been funded by PCC to support female prisoners who have experienced sexual violence and abuse as adults or children.
An innovative programme to help vulnerable young people develop inner resilience and stay safe has been praised by Commissioner Allen.
School pupils from across Ferryhill and West Cornforth have been honoured by Commissioner Allen after scooping gold in a new crime prevention scheme.
PCC has urged the public to report sightings of discarded nitrous oxide canisters in a bid to increase patrols in these areas.
PCC joined community crime-fighters to mark the historic anniversary of one of the last remaining ‘felons’ organisations in the country.
PCC Joy Allen has agreed to invest £20k into state-of-the-art covert CCTV cameras as part of a tough action plan to tackle fly-tipping.
Targeted policing patrols to clamp downon anti-social behaviour have come into force across Durham this week as thenation marks ASB Awareness Week.
A major new campaign to help people takea stand against anti-social behaviour has launched across County Durham andDarlington.
PCC Allen is celebrating the successes of her first 2 years in office bringing about reductions in neighbourhood crime and more officers on streets.
PCC Joy Allen has praised the effectiveness of CCTV in Darlington after footage led to the arrest of 61 suspects in one month.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has congratulated Chief Constable Jo Farrell following her appointment as the new head of Police Scotland.
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has welcomed a new national report which warns the current police funding system is not ‘fit for purpose’.
A former firefighter who has devoted 12 years to reducing speeding in his community has been honoured Commissioner Allen for National Volunteers Week.
College bars at Durham University have been praised by PCC for meeting strict standards of safety as part of a national accreditation scheme.
PCC has praised the swift roll-out of a free security scheme helping former victims of crime and their neighbours to feel safer in their homes.
Four outstanding Community Peer Mentor volunteers have been invited to Royal celebration events to mark King Charles III’s Coronation.
Durham Community Action is one of the first organisations nationally to have achieved reaccreditation from the Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation.
PCC Joy Allen has been invited to speak at a regional conference to highlight the innovative work she has headed to tackle gambling harm.
A tough new action plan to rid communities of ASB and ensure offenders are punished swiftly is to get underway across the Durham Constabulary area.
Durham Constabulary’s success in taking millions of pounds of drugs off the streets features in a new national publication.
Commissioner Allen has warned further action is needed by the Government to crackdown on the illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide.
Commissioner Allen and the North East Business Resilience Centre joint fund training event attended by more than 150 college staff.
Commissioner Allen has spoken of her disappointment at the lack of any extra funding for policing in today’s Budget.
Commissioner Allen has made vital progress on her pledge to deliver stronger local policing – welcoming an extra 226 police officers to the streets.
Commissioner Allen has welcomed new Government support to help reduce the pressure of mental health issues on frontline policing services.
PCC has praised the work of Crimestoppers after new data revealed anonymous reports from the force area had surged in the past 12 months.
Commissioner Allen will review Stop and Search as part of her responsibility to maintain public confidence and trust in policing.
PCC has written to health bosses requesting data to help her understand the impact of the drug Nitrous Oxide across County Durham and Darlington.
Commissioner Allen has been invited to join a new national forum to help drive the delivery of drugs reform over the next ten years.
Commissioner Allen has welcomed new rules to ensure public bodies work closer together to tackle the root causes of serious violence.
PCC publishes her Annual Report for a year in which she delivered a stronger policing presence and a reduction in anti-social behaviour.
PCC expresses surprise following DCC’s Planning Committee refusal to have a non-operational concrete communications mast permanently dismantled.
PCC confirms increase on the policing portion of the money people pay towards council tax to protect frontline policing across Force area.
Commissioner Allen is supporting a campaign by the mother of tragic teenager Leah Heyes to toughen the punishment of drug dealers who sell to kids.
Commissioner Allen has written to the Home Secretary requesting the urgent publication of new research into the dangers of the drug nitrous oxide.
PCC has expressed disappointment that the Government has overlooked calls to create a new offence of spiking.
Durham PCC has announced joint funding with Unison and the Police Federation to allow for free sanitary products for Durham Constabulary staff.
Contractors working on the Investigative Hub are celebrating a new milestone after boosting the social and economic value of the project beyond £10m.
Durham PCC and Durham Constabulary are looking to jointly appoint members of the public for a scrutiny panel on youth stop and search practices.
Commissioner Allen comments on the findings of a Tees Valley Inclusion Project investigation on ethnic minority victims of sexual abuse failings.
Commissioner Allen has expressed her disappointment at the level of government grant to be received to provide policing services in 2023.
Victims of crime will be able to access help more easily thanks to the launch of two new websites for Community Peer Mentors and VCAS.
The PCC wants to hear from the public on how much they are willing to pay for policing services through their council tax.
Commissioner Allen praises Durham Constabulary for the sweeping progress made against Police and Crime Plan.
A joint campaign leads the way on domestic abuse prevention during the FIFA men’s World Cup.
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, Joy Allen, has expressed her disappointment at the Chancellors autumn statement.
County Durham and Darlington receive national recognition for improvements to the way victims of crime are supported.
Andrea Petty has been appointed as Chief of Staff of the Durham Police and Crime Commissioners Office, by the Police and Crime Panel.
For Brake Road Safety Week 2022, the PCC is holding roadshows to raise awareness around safer road practices across County Durham and Darlington.