Police Service of Northern Ireland

Crime in Newtownabbey

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,159 crimes in last 12 months
5 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,159 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓2% 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 — 5,159 total crimes recorded in Newtownabbey

Anti-Social Behaviour
1,815 35.2%
↑15%
Violent Crime
1,587 30.8%
↓10%
Criminal Damage & Arson
575 11.1%
↑7%
Shoplifting
312 6%
↓23%
Other Theft
289 5.6%
↓8%
Drugs
269 5.2%
↓7%
Other Crime
106 2.1%
↓8%
Burglary
76 1.5%
↓25%
Vehicle Crime
55 1.1%
↓17%
Possession of Weapons
42 0.8%
↓7%
Public Order
11 0.2%
↓61%
Bicycle Theft
8 0.2%
↑100%
Robbery
7 0.1%
↓22%
Theft from Person
7 0.1%
↓13%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Newtownabbey

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Newtownabbey (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Newtownabbey

January 2026 397 crimes December 2025 416 crimes November 2025 340 crimes October 2025 475 crimes September 2025 410 crimes August 2025 482 crimes July 2025 451 crimes June 2025 441 crimes May 2025 472 crimes April 2025 419 crimes March 2025 463 crimes February 2025 393 crimes January 2025 390 crimes December 2024 385 crimes November 2024 373 crimes October 2024 482 crimes September 2024 437 crimes August 2024 430 crimes July 2024 462 crimes June 2024 469 crimes May 2024 533 crimes April 2024 490 crimes March 2024 409 crimes February 2024 404 crimes January 2024 402 crimes December 2023 374 crimes November 2023 434 crimes October 2023 483 crimes September 2023 458 crimes August 2023 537 crimes July 2023 427 crimes June 2023 466 crimes May 2023 515 crimes April 2023 584 crimes March 2023 536 crimes February 2023 427 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Police Service of Northern Ireland

Antrim Armagh Ballymena Castlereagh Coleraine Crossmaglen Downpatrick Dungannon Enniskillen Larne Limavady Lisburn Lisburn Road Lisnaskea Lurgan Magherafelt Newry Newtownards Newtownhamilton Omagh Strabane Strand Road Strandtown Tennent Street Woodbourne View all Police Service of Northern Ireland neighbourhoods
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.