Crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland: record highs and lows
The extremes of crimes recorded by the police in northern ireland as published by Police Service of Northern Ireland, across the 24 periods held here (Year ending March 2002 to Year ending March 2025). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.
Highest published
138,132Year ending March 2003
Lowest published
94,197Year ending March 2021
The full series
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Among the 11 local authorities with a published figure, the highest ever published is 47,130 (Belfast, Year ending March 2002) and the lowest is 3,758 (Fermanagh and Omagh, Year ending March 2021). Searched across 24 periods. All local records.
What a record here is, and is not
A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.