# Crime and justice in Derry City and Strabane North west Northern Ireland. 152,659 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,251 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Derry City and Strabane, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland) ## Is Derry City and Strabane safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Derry City and Strabane at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland. In August 2026 alone, 1,054 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Derry City and Strabane. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,506), anti-social behaviour (3,454) and other crime (1,265). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Derry City and Strabane was 85.2 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 Derry City and Strabane: **78.4 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Derry City and Strabane at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland. - Against Northern Ireland: 12% higher (70.2 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/northern-ireland) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Derry City and Strabane: **1,054** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Derry City and Strabane: **3,454** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Derry City and Strabane: **197** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Derry City and Strabane: **1,243** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Derry City and Strabane: **530** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Derry City and Strabane: **1,265** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Derry City and Strabane: **28** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Derry City and Strabane: **542** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Derry City and Strabane: **28** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Derry City and Strabane: **183** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Derry City and Strabane: **4,506** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Derry City and Strabane. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=N09000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/housing) (3) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/people) (16) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/health) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/environment) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/connectivity) (4) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/economy) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/elections) (5) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/sources) (12) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/N09000005/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane/crime