# Highest and lowest recorded crime rates in Northern Ireland (August 2026)

Belfast had the highest recorded crime rate of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils in August 2026, at 128.5 per 1,000 people.

Mid Ulster had the lowest, at 41.0 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Mid and East Antrim, had 58.7 per 1,000 people.

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.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Rank | Area | Recorded crime rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 128.5 per 1,000 |
| 2 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 78.4 per 1,000 |
| 3 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 61.3 per 1,000 |
| 4 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| 5 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 60.5 per 1,000 |
| 6 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 58.7 per 1,000 |
| 7 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 57.5 per 1,000 |
| 8 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 52.4 per 1,000 |
| 9 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 52.1 per 1,000 |
| 10 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 44.8 per 1,000 |
| 11 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 41.0 per 1,000 |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England, Wales and Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/northern-ireland