Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Belfast local authority area · mapped crimes
Belfast · Northern Ireland
Crime and safety
Belfast council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Belfast
Police-recorded locations for Belfast local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
31,176 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 30,944 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2,583 | 1,333 |
| October 2024 | 2,680 | 1,224 |
| November 2024 | 2,709 | 1,012 |
| December 2024 | 2,601 | 1,017 |
| January 2025 | 2,429 | 966 |
| February 2025 | 2,420 | 1,009 |
| March 2025 | 2,717 | 1,286 |
| April 2025 | 2,478 | 1,202 |
| May 2025 | 2,613 | 1,350 |
| June 2025 | 2,456 | 1,250 |
| July 2025 | 2,688 | 1,341 |
| August 2025 | 2,570 | 1,369 |
| September 2025 | 2,378 | 1,101 |
| October 2025 | 2,630 | 1,259 |
| November 2025 | 2,551 | 984 |
| December 2025 | 2,563 | 906 |
| January 2026 | 2,388 | 963 |
| February 2026 | 2,356 | 1,024 |
| March 2026 | 2,536 | 1,238 |
| April 2026 | 2,498 | 1,173 |
| May 2026 | 2,784 | 1,339 |
| June 2026 | 2,736 | 1,322 |
| July 2026 | 2,836 | 1,415 |
| August 2026 | 2,920 | 1,234 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 13,415 |
| criminal damage arson | 4,060 |
| shoplifting | 3,515 |
| other theft | 3,146 |
| drugs | 2,871 |
| vehicle crime | 888 |
| burglary | 855 |
| other crime | 848 |
| possession of weapons | 538 |
| robbery | 344 |
| public order | 283 |
| bicycle theft | 256 |
| theft from the person | 157 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime data not provided for September 2024. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime Data refreshed from January - May 2025, January to December 2024 and August to December 2023.
Publication history: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime data not provided for March 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime Data refreshed from January - May 2025, January to December 2024 and August to December 2023.
Publication history: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime data not provided for April 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime Data refreshed from January - May 2025, January to December 2024 and August to December 2023.
Publication history: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime data not provided for May 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Police Service of Northern Ireland: Crime Data refreshed from January - May 2025, January to December 2024 and August to December 2023.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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