Police Service of Northern Ireland/Crime in Police Service of Northern Ireland

Crime in Police Service of Northern Ireland

Recorded crime across Police Service of Northern Ireland's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,873,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

10,159Crimes recorded

5.4Rate per 1,000

37 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

10,159

Crime rate per 1,000

5.4 per 1,000 people

National ranking

37 of 41 (30% below average)

Month-on-month

-1.5%

Year-on-year

-1.4% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (31.6%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202312,411 crimes

Mar 202313,282 crimes

+7.0% vs previous month

Apr 202313,578 crimes

+2.2% vs previous month

May 202314,354 crimes

+5.7% vs previous month

Jun 202313,606 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Jul 202313,400 crimes

-1.5% vs previous month

Aug 202313,246 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

Sept 202312,629 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Oct 202313,205 crimes

+4.6% vs previous month

Nov 202311,150 crimes

-15.6% vs previous month

Dec 202310,976 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Jan 202410,929 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Feb 202411,038 crimes

+1.0% vs previous month

Mar 202412,193 crimes

+10.5% vs previous month

Apr 202412,029 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

May 202413,261 crimes

+10.2% vs previous month

Jun 202412,321 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Jul 202412,668 crimes

+2.8% vs previous month

Aug 202411,802 crimes

-6.8% vs previous month

Sept 202412,081 crimes

+2.4% vs previous month

Oct 202412,510 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Nov 202411,124 crimes

-11.1% vs previous month

Dec 202410,802 crimes

-2.9% vs previous month

Jan 202510,300 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

Feb 202510,481 crimes

+1.8% vs previous month

Mar 202512,200 crimes

+16.4% vs previous month

Apr 202511,761 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

May 202512,425 crimes

+5.6% vs previous month

Jun 202511,717 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Jul 202512,572 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Aug 202512,282 crimes

-2.3% vs previous month

Sept 202510,930 crimes

-11.0% vs previous month

Oct 202511,849 crimes

+8.4% vs previous month

Nov 202510,316 crimes

-12.9% vs previous month

Dec 202510,314 crimes

-0.0% vs previous month

Jan 202610,159 crimes

-1.5% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,213 (31.6%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
3,112 (30.6%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
975 (9.6%)
4
Other theft
671 (6.6%)
5
Shoplifting
652 (6.4%)
6
Drugs
638 (6.3%)
7
Other crime
281 (2.8%)
8
Burglary
230 (2.3%)
9
Vehicle crime
155 (1.5%)
10
Possession of weapons
89 (0.9%)
11
Public order
71 (0.7%)
12
Robbery
35 (0.3%)
13
Bicycle theft
24 (0.2%)
14
Theft from person
13 (0.1%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	10,159	-1.5%	3,213	3,112	230	155	652	638	35	71
Dec 2025	10,314	-0.0%	3,531	2,981	212	161	670	664	37	66
Nov 2025	10,316	-12.9%	3,468	2,982	211	151	671	646	43	61
Oct 2025	11,849	+8.4%	3,554	3,973	223	190	705	710	50	72
Sept 2025	10,930	-11.0%	3,410	3,656	193	165	688	635	41	69
Aug 2025	12,282	-2.3%	3,704	4,311	216	198	704	702	33	75
Jul 2025	12,572	+7.3%	3,817	4,410	251	173	754	712	38	71
Jun 2025	11,717	-5.7%	3,666	3,840	233	170	728	613	39	98
May 2025	12,425	+5.6%	3,958	4,199	233	164	773	762	38	100
Apr 2025	11,761	-3.6%	3,606	4,055	200	180	641	711	40	82
Mar 2025	12,200	+16.4%	3,852	3,997	241	269	726	686	47	85
Feb 2025	10,481	+1.8%	3,409	3,170	219	177	656	620	26	87
Jan 2025	10,300	-4.6%	3,471	3,022	204	199	653	626	38	73
Dec 2024	10,802	-2.9%	3,830	3,107	251	206	658	621	23	55
Nov 2024	11,124	-11.1%	3,769	3,195	255	216	772	646	46	69
Oct 2024	12,510	+3.6%	3,791	4,126	249	226	803	706	38	90
Sept 2024	12,081	+2.4%	3,809	4,112	203	221	665	684	39	88
Aug 2024	11,802	-6.8%	3,773	3,819	209	169	686	620	25	104
Jul 2024	12,668	+2.8%	3,956	4,030	261	179	754	709	30	78
Jun 2024	12,321	-7.1%	4,093	3,841	261	179	780	657	24	81
May 2024	13,261	+10.2%	4,298	4,312	265	186	772	794	42	93
Apr 2024	12,029	-1.3%	3,823	3,710	259	198	799	692	44	92
Mar 2024	12,193	+10.5%	3,959	3,702	260	192	761	839	40	84
Feb 2024	11,038	+1.0%	3,681	3,174	242	188	773	768	49	66
Jan 2024	10,929	-0.4%	3,524	3,034	301	253	743	719	43	63
Dec 2023	10,976	-1.6%	3,835	2,989	234	222	647	676	35	81
Nov 2023	11,150	-15.6%	3,614	3,117	265	173	694	785	37	97
Oct 2023	13,205	+4.6%	4,146	4,152	294	270	774	760	33	90
Sept 2023	12,629	-4.7%	3,992	4,038	276	212	686	723	47	91
Aug 2023	13,246	-1.1%	4,198	3,988	328	220	805	769	48	103
Jul 2023	13,400	-1.5%	4,103	4,200	365	217	829	828	52	81
Jun 2023	13,606	-5.2%	4,196	4,496	316	231	804	737	37	108
May 2023	14,354	+5.7%	4,445	4,678	303	212	870	688	53	105
Apr 2023	13,578	+2.2%	4,270	4,271	339	238	717	821	42	93
Mar 2023	13,282	+7.0%	4,555	3,702	290	227	745	797	40	114
Feb 2023	12,411	—	4,104	3,476	310	194	721	720	46	55