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Cliftonville ward · Belfast. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 65 or over
13.5%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-a02.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents
766 out of 5,660.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
11%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-d01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
621 out of 5,657.
Source and method →People counted in the census
5,65721 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-a01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents
5,657 out of 5,657.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
25.2%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
1,092 out of 4,328.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
27.2%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
1,176 out of 4,328.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
15%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-e15.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All households
338 out of 2,285.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
29%21 March 2021 · Cliftonville ward
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-e15.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All households
655 out of 2,285.
Source and method →Police-recorded locations for Cliftonville ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 324 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
Cliftonville ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 31 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
The line joins consecutive published observations.
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| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 26 | 11 |
| October 2024 | 25 | 12 |
| November 2024 | 28 | 9 |
| December 2024 | 33 | 13 |
| January 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 20 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 20 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 27 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 32 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 32 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 36 | 23 |
| September 2025 | 29 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 27 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 28 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 22 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 16 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 27 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 25 | 17 |
| April 2026 | 27 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 26 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 35 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 12 |
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 132 |
| criminal damage arson | 46 |
| drugs | 32 |
| other theft | 32 |
| shoplifting | 16 |
| vehicle crime | 16 |
| burglary | 10 |
| possession of weapons | 9 |
| other crime | 8 |
| robbery | 6 |
| public order | 2 |
| theft from the person | 1 |
| bicycle theft | 1 |
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.
Police data and method →No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.