The Mournes J
Middle areaSouth east Newry, Mourne and Down. 2,089 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in The Mournes J live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in The Mournes J
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Mournes J at a rate of 25.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across Newry, Mourne and Down.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Police recorded 3 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in The Mournes J in August 2026.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How The Mournes J compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is The Mournes J safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Mournes J at a rate of 25.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across Newry, Mourne and Down.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Mournes J.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (19), anti-social behaviour (18) 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 Newry, Mourne and Down
These figures are published for the whole of Newry, Mourne and Down, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newry, Mourne and Down and not The Mournes J alone. See Newry, Mourne and Down
The Mournes J in brief
The Mournes J had 2,098 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in The Mournes J live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In The Mournes J, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In The Mournes J, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.