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Police Service of Northern Ireland Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

135,185

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.4%

139,964 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+9.9%

33,547 vs 30,517

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.4% in this area.

Driven by

• Possession of weapons ↑ 5.5%

• Robbery ↑ 12.5%

• Theft from the person ↑ 16.9%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.9%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 6.6%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 12.4%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Possession of weapons	1,245	+5.5% vs +6.2% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Robbery	469	+12.5% vs +9.2% nationally	0.3%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	297	+16.9% vs -20.4% nationally	0.2%	↑ Up
Drugs	7,844	+0.2% vs +8.9% nationally	5.8%	→ Flat
Shoplifting	8,405	-0.4% vs -4.2% nationally	6.2%	→ Flat
Other crime	3,164	-1.2% vs -4.2% nationally	2.3%	↓ Down
Public order	894	-7.5% vs -4.8% nationally	0.7%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	431	-28.3% vs -10.4% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Burglary	2,589	-7.9% vs -7.9% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Other theft	7,903	-3.0% vs -6.7% nationally	5.8%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour Largest category · 32.8%	44,308	-0.6% vs -1.6% nationally	32.8%	→ Flat
Vehicle crime	2,088	-12.4% vs -10.2% nationally	1.5%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,051	-6.6% vs -4.1% nationally	9.7%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences	42,497	-5.9% vs +0.8% nationally	31.4%	↓ Down