Crime and justice in Ards and North Down
DistrictEast Northern Ireland. 165,407 people in 566 square kilometres.
13 layers about crime and justice for Ards and North Down, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Crime and ASB by neighbourhood
Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026
Ards and North Down’s 349 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 18.
Is Ards and North Down safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ards and North Down at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland.
In August 2026 alone, 756 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ards and North Down.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,198), anti-social behaviour (2,995) and criminal damage and arson (781).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Ards and North Down was 52.6 per 1,000 people.
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.
Recorded crime rate
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyIn the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ards and North Down at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
- Against Northern Ireland
- 26% lower70.2 per 1,000
Crime and anti-social behaviour
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyAnti-social behaviour
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyBurglary
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyCriminal damage and arson
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyDrug offences
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyOther crime
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyRobbery
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyShoplifting
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyTheft from the person
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyPolice recorded 1 theft from the person in Ards and North Down in the 12 months to August 2026.
Vehicle crime
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyViolence and sexual offences
CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyStreet-level crime
Map pointEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Ards and North Down. The map shows each one.