Police Service of Northern Ireland Crime Trends

Police Service of Northern Ireland Crime Drilldown

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

Total Crime

135,878

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.9%

138,496 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+12.4%

36,062 vs 32,097

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 1.9% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 0.8%

• Other crime ↑ 4.6%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 10.4%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.9%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 5.2%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 11.2%

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
Anti-social behaviour Largest category · 33.0%	44,799	+0.8% vs -1.3% nationally	33.0%	→ Flat
Violence and sexual offences	42,623	-3.9% vs +1.4% nationally	31.4%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,176	-5.2% vs -4.8% nationally	9.7%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	8,430	+0.3% vs -2.3% nationally	6.2%	→ Flat
Other theft	7,996	+0.1% vs -4.6% nationally	5.9%	→ Flat
Drugs	7,703	-0.6% vs +3.5% nationally	5.7%	→ Flat
Other crime	3,223	+4.6% vs -2.0% nationally	2.4%	↑ Up
Burglary	2,576	-6.2% vs -6.3% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	2,092	-11.2% vs -7.0% nationally	1.5%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	1,253	+10.4% vs +8.5% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Public order	862	-12.5% vs -3.2% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	417	-28.8% vs -8.5% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Robbery	472	+10.3% vs +9.2% nationally	0.3%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	256	-14.1% vs -20.9% nationally	0.2%	↓ Down