Craigavon B
Middle areaNorth east Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. 2,658 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 53% of people in Craigavon B live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Craigavon B
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Craigavon B at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Other crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Craigavon B compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Craigavon B safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Craigavon B at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Craigavon B.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (43), violence and sexual offences (40) and drug offences (20).
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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
These figures are published for the whole of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon and not Craigavon B alone. See Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Craigavon B in brief
Craigavon B had 2,685 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in Craigavon B live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Craigavon B, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Craigavon B, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.