# Crime and justice in Newry, Mourne and Down South Northern Ireland. 182,884 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,682 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Newry, Mourne and Down, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland) ## Is Newry, Mourne and Down safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newry, Mourne and Down at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland. In August 2026 alone, 953 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newry, Mourne and Down. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (3,857), violence and sexual offences (3,267) and criminal damage and arson (1,191). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Newry, Mourne and Down was 64.0 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 Newry, Mourne and Down: **60.7 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 Newry, Mourne and Down at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across Northern Ireland. - Against Northern Ireland: 14% lower (70.2 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=N09000010) · [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/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Newry, Mourne and Down: **953** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Newry, Mourne and Down: **3,857** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Newry, Mourne and Down: **287** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Newry, Mourne and Down: **1,191** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Newry, Mourne and Down: **629** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Newry, Mourne and Down: **985** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Newry, Mourne and Down: **23** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Newry, Mourne and Down: **633** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Newry, Mourne and Down: **10** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Newry, Mourne and Down: **213** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Newry, Mourne and Down: **3,267** (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=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/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 Newry, Mourne and Down. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=N09000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/housing) (3) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/people) (16) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/health) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/environment) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/connectivity) (4) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/economy) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/elections) (5) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/sources) (12) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/N09000010/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down/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/newry-mourne-and-down/crime