Markethill
WardSouth Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. About 5,749 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 89 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 65% of people in Markethill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Markethill compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Markethill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markethill at a rate of 40.2 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Markethill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (75), violence and sexual offences (64) and criminal damage and arson (41).
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 ward, so they describe all of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon and not Markethill alone. See Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Markethill in brief
Markethill had 5,748 usual residents at the census.
About 65% of people in Markethill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Markethill, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
62.4% of residents in Markethill were aged 15 to 64 at the census.