Macedon L
Middle areaEast Antrim and Newtownabbey. 2,063 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Macedon L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Macedon L
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macedon L at a rate of 183.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 117 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 96 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Other crime | 29 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Macedon L compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Macedon L safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macedon L at a rate of 183.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Macedon L.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (117), anti-social behaviour (96) and violence and sexual offences (75).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Antrim and Newtownabbey
These figures are published for the whole of Antrim and Newtownabbey, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Antrim and Newtownabbey and not Macedon L alone. See Antrim and Newtownabbey
Macedon L in brief
Macedon L had 2,090 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Macedon L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Macedon L, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Macedon L, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.