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Crime and justice in Belfast

District

East Northern Ireland. 351,927 people in 138 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Belfast, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Belfast’s 735 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 347.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,154
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Belfast among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Belfast is 4,154.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
13,969
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Belfast among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Belfast is 13,969.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
861
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Belfast among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Belfast is 861.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,058
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Belfast among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Belfast is 4,058.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,870
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Belfast among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Belfast is 2,870.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,075
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Belfast among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Belfast is 5,075.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
128.5 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Belfast at a rate of 128.5 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
1.8 times70.2 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Belfast among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Belfast is 128.5 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
344
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Belfast among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Belfast is 344.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,607
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Belfast among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Belfast is 3,607.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
157
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Belfast among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Belfast is 157.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
888
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Belfast among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Belfast is 888.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
13,379
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Belfast among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Belfast is 13,379.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Belfast. The map shows each one.

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