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Forth River

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North west Belfast. About 4,554 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Forth River live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,701
Joint 2,480th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.3%
Joint 4,066th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Forth River compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Forth RiverMiddle
Population60 wards, Belfast · 2021
Population: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 3,613 to 16,968. The middle area is 5,331. Forth River is 4,701.
4,70111th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares60 wards, Belfast · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Forth River is 11.0%.
11%joint 17th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage60 wards, Belfast · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 86.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.6%. Forth River is 97.0%.
97.0%joint 26th lowest
Aged 15 to 6460 wards, Belfast · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 59.0% to 86.4%. The middle area is 65.0%. Forth River is 62.3%.
62.3%joint 13th lowest

Is Forth River safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forth River at a rate of 68.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 128.5 per 1,000 people across Belfast.

Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forth River.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (127), violence and sexual offences (108) and criminal damage and arson (44).

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 Belfast

These figures are published for the whole of Belfast, not for each ward, so they describe all of Belfast and not Forth River alone. See Belfast

Average house price
£184,768
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population estimate
351,927
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
80.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Forth River in brief

Forth River had 4,701 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Forth River live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Forth River, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.3% of residents in Forth River were aged 15 to 64 at the census.