Downshire West C
Middle areaWest Lisburn and Castlereagh. 2,731 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Downshire West C live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Downshire West C
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire West C at a rate of 13.5 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.
Police recorded 0 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in Downshire West C in August 2026.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Downshire West C compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Downshire West C safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire West C at a rate of 13.5 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, 0 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downshire West C.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (11), violence and sexual offences (11) and other crime (6).
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 West C alone. See Lisburn and Castlereagh
Downshire West C in brief
Downshire West C had 2,659 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Downshire West C live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Downshire West C, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Downshire West C, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.