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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: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

135,345

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.5%

140,222 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-0.4%

32,097 vs 32,211

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 0.4%

• Drugs ↑ 1.2%

• Robbery ↑ 11.2%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 6.3%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 6.4%

• Shoplifting ↓ 4.0%

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 · 32.8%	44,424	+0.4% vs -0.2% nationally	32.8%	→ Flat
Violence and sexual offences	42,535	-6.3% vs +1.1% nationally	31.4%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,135	-6.4% vs -4.2% nationally	9.7%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	8,243	-4.0% vs -4.9% nationally	6.1%	↓ Down
Other theft	7,919	-3.5% vs -6.9% nationally	5.9%	↓ Down
Drugs	7,903	+1.2% vs +12.3% nationally	5.8%	↑ Up
Other crime	3,171	-2.1% vs -3.0% nationally	2.3%	↓ Down
Burglary	2,610	-9.0% vs -9.2% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	2,066	-14.0% vs -11.7% nationally	1.5%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	1,225	+2.0% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Public order	906	-7.1% vs -4.3% nationally	0.7%	↓ Down
Robbery	467	+11.2% vs +9.3% nationally	0.3%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	447	-24.5% vs -10.4% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	294	+14.8% vs -20.1% nationally	0.2%	↑ Up