# Crime and justice in Mid Ulster

West Northern Ireland. 152,292 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,957 square kilometres.

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

In: [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland)

## Is Mid Ulster safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mid Ulster at a rate of 41.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland.
In August 2026 alone, 512 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mid Ulster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,125), anti-social behaviour (2,008) and criminal damage and arson (672).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Mid Ulster was 42.7 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

Mid Ulster: **41.0 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 Mid Ulster at a rate of 41.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland.

- Against Northern Ireland: 42% lower (70.2 per 1,000)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=N09000009) · [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/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-rate

## Crime and anti-social behaviour

Mid Ulster: **512** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-count

## Anti-social behaviour

Mid Ulster: **2,008** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-anti-social

## Burglary

Mid Ulster: **102** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-burglary

## Criminal damage and arson

Mid Ulster: **672** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-damage

## Drug offences

Mid Ulster: **433** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-drugs

## Other crime

Mid Ulster: **616** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-other

## Robbery

Mid Ulster: **12** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-robbery

## Shoplifting

Mid Ulster: **181** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-shoplifting

## Theft from the person

Mid Ulster: **4** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

Police recorded 4 thefts from the person in Mid Ulster in the 12 months to August 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-theft-person

## Vehicle crime

Mid Ulster: **90** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-crime-vehicle

## Violence and sexual offences

Mid Ulster: **2,125** (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=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/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 Mid Ulster. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=N09000009) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime#l-street-crime

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/housing) (3)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/people) (16)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/deprivation) (2)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/health) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/environment) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/connectivity) (4)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/economy) (2)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/elections) (5)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/services) (1)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/sources) (12)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/N09000009/data?family=crime

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/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, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster/crime
