Recorded crime: Police Service of Northern Ireland
12 months to June 2026
—recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 135,878 offences in the Police Service of Northern Ireland area in the 12 months to June 2026, down 1.9% (2,618) on the previous 12 months.
Home Office · data.police.uk
street-level crime archive
force
population: ONS mid- estimate, —
Data not supplied by the force for 9 of 187 months (December 2010, January 2011, February 2011, March 2011, April 2011, May 2011, …). Totals and rates for windows that include those months are understated and are marked as partial.
Since 2012
Monthly trend
Monthly recorded offences, all categories except anti-social behaviourPublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
By category, 12 months to June 2026
Category
Offences
Previous 12 months
Change
Per 1,000
England & Wales per 1,000
Anti-social behaviour (not a crime)
44,799
44,465
▲ 0.8%
—
15.3
Violence and sexual offences
42,623
44,371
▼ 3.9%
—
34.7
Criminal damage and arson
13,176
13,902
▼ 5.2%
—
6.9
Shoplifting
8,430
8,401
▲ 0.3%
—
8.3
Other theft
7,996
7,991
▲ 0.1%
—
6.5
Drugs
7,703
7,749
▼ 0.6%
—
3.4
Other crime
3,223
3,082
▲ 4.6%
—
2.2
Burglary
2,576
2,747
▼ 6.2%
—
3.6
Vehicle crime
2,092
2,356
▼ 11.2%
—
5.0
Possession of weapons
1,253
1,135
▲ 10.4%
—
1.0
Public order
862
985
▼ 12.5%
—
6.8
Robbery
472
428
▲ 10.3%
—
1.4
Bicycle theft
417
586
▼ 28.8%
—
0.8
Theft from the person
256
298
▼ 14.1%
—
1.7
Public disorder and weapons
0
0
—
—
0.0
Violent crime
0
0
—
—
0.0
Important caveat
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
Data
data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
Population
ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-— edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
Geography
N23000001
Rate
offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.