Police Service of Northern Ireland

Crime in Ballymena

Street-level crime statistics for Ballymena based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,644 crimes in last 12 months

5 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,644 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑1.9% vs Previous 12 Months

5/100 Safety Score

0% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,644 total crimes recorded in Ballymena

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,501

↑9%

Violent Crime

1,491

Criminal Damage & Arson

536

↑26%

Drugs

272

↓17%

Shoplifting

256

↓30%

Other Theft

210

Burglary

122

↑6%

Other Crime

↓7%

Possession of Weapons

↑11%

Vehicle Crime

↑18%

Public Order

↑40%

Bicycle Theft

↓17%

Theft from Person

↑100%

Robbery

↓73%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Ballymena

441

02/23

464

03/23

459

04/23

471

05/23

420

06/23

483

07/23

433

08/23

407

09/23

441

10/23

418

11/23

386

12/23

372

01/24

362

02/24

414

03/24

402

04/24

448

05/24

370

06/24

407

07/24

385

08/24

367

09/24

428

10/24

307

11/24

315

12/24

354

01/25

389

02/25

368

03/25

407

04/25

404

05/25

556

06/25

414

07/25

422

08/25

350

09/25

385

10/25

340

11/25

302

12/25

307

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Ballymena (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Ballymena

January 2026 307 crimes December 2025 302 crimes November 2025 340 crimes October 2025 385 crimes September 2025 350 crimes August 2025 422 crimes July 2025 414 crimes June 2025 556 crimes May 2025 404 crimes April 2025 407 crimes March 2025 368 crimes February 2025 389 crimes January 2025 354 crimes December 2024 315 crimes November 2024 307 crimes October 2024 428 crimes September 2024 367 crimes August 2024 385 crimes July 2024 407 crimes June 2024 370 crimes May 2024 448 crimes April 2024 402 crimes March 2024 414 crimes February 2024 362 crimes January 2024 372 crimes December 2023 386 crimes November 2023 418 crimes October 2023 441 crimes September 2023 407 crimes August 2023 433 crimes July 2023 483 crimes June 2023 420 crimes May 2023 471 crimes April 2023 459 crimes March 2023 464 crimes February 2023 441 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.