Ards Peninsula D
Middle areaNorth east Ards and North Down. 3,104 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 45% of people in Ards Peninsula D live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ards Peninsula D
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ards Peninsula D at a rate of 35.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.1 per 1,000 people across Ards and North Down.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Other crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Burglary | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
| Vehicle crime | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ards Peninsula D compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ards Peninsula D safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ards Peninsula D at a rate of 35.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.1 per 1,000 people across Ards and North Down.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ards Peninsula D.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (42), anti-social behaviour (32) and other crime (16).
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 Ards and North Down
These figures are published for the whole of Ards and North Down, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ards and North Down and not Ards Peninsula D alone. See Ards and North Down
Ards Peninsula D in brief
Ards Peninsula D had 2,982 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in Ards Peninsula D live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ards Peninsula D, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Ards Peninsula D, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.