The Beamish Museum houses the collections of the North East Police History Society which records the history of Durham Constabulary. The Society's collection was donated to Beamish Museum in 2003. This collection includes objects such as truncheons and uniform, documents and photographs. The Society also has its own collection of police history related objects which it stores as part of the Heritage Cubes project at Beamish. The North East Police History Society also carries out extensive research on police forces around the region and regularly displays their collections.
Beamish Museum is also constructing a row of police houses: Visitors will be able to see the differences in domestic life between a sergeant and a constable. Learn about National Service and the impact this had on families and find out about the role of the Civil Defence and practice training drills. Visitors will also be able to experience the daily routine of an officer, help to patrol his beat and call in any suspicious activity from the public telephone or the police box, and even respond to crimes around the town. More can be found out about this project at: https://www.beamish.org.uk/exhibits/police-houses/