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Crossgar and Killyleagh

Ward

North east Newry, Mourne and Down. About 4,497 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 49% of people in Crossgar and Killyleagh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,570
2,376th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
49%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
Joint 2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Crossgar and Killyleagh compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Crossgar and KillyleaghMiddle
Population41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
Population: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 3,181 to 5,792. The middle area is 4,260. Crossgar and Killyleagh is 4,570.
4,57016th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Crossgar and Killyleagh is 49.0%.
49%joint 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 86.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.9%. Crossgar and Killyleagh is 97.2%.
97.2%13th highest
Aged 15 to 6441 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 56.2% to 64.9%. The middle area is 62.4%. Crossgar and Killyleagh is 64.1%.
64.1%joint 10th highest

Is Crossgar and Killyleagh safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crossgar and Killyleagh at a rate of 49.7 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, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crossgar and Killyleagh.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), anti-social behaviour (61) and shoplifting (23).

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 ward, so they describe all of Newry, Mourne and Down and not Crossgar and Killyleagh alone. See Newry, Mourne and Down

Average house price
£220,572
Up 12.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
182,884
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Crossgar and Killyleagh in brief

Crossgar and Killyleagh had 4,570 usual residents at the census.

About 49% of people in Crossgar and Killyleagh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crossgar and Killyleagh, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

64.1% of residents in Crossgar and Killyleagh were aged 15 to 64 at the census.