Downshire East A
Middle areaEast Lisburn and Castlereagh. 3,277 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Downshire East A live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Downshire East A
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire East A at a rate of 65.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.4 per 1,000 people across Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 73 |
| Other crime | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Downshire East A compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Downshire East A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire East A at a rate of 65.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.4 per 1,000 people across Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downshire East A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (73), other crime (39) and anti-social behaviour (36).
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 Lisburn and Castlereagh
These figures are published for the whole of Lisburn and Castlereagh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lisburn and Castlereagh and not Downshire East A alone. See Lisburn and Castlereagh
Downshire East A in brief
Downshire East A had 3,264 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Downshire East A live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Downshire East A, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Downshire East A, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.