Police Service of Northern Ireland

Crime in Newtownards

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 8,587 crimes in last 12 months

5 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

8,587 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑0.1% 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 — 8,587 total crimes recorded in Newtownards

Anti-Social Behaviour

3,142

Violent Crime

2,959

Criminal Damage & Arson

778

↓12%

Shoplifting

440

↓6%

Other Theft

417

Drugs

294

↓27%

Other Crime

198

↑21%

Burglary

116

↑18%

Vehicle Crime

↑7%

Possession of Weapons

↑28%

Public Order

↓10%

Bicycle Theft

↑82%

Robbery

↓9%

Theft from Person

↑20%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Newtownards

808

02/23

902

03/23

827

04/23

989

05/23

854

06/23

924

07/23

788

08/23

836

09/23

855

10/23

679

11/23

700

12/23

709

01/24

623

02/24

723

03/24

733

04/24

848

05/24

744

06/24

800

07/24

708

08/24

667

09/24

759

10/24

706

11/24

578

12/24

691

01/25

675

02/25

749

03/25

738

04/25

808

05/25

767

06/25

810

07/25

752

08/25

737

09/25

741

10/25

602

11/25

590

12/25

618

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Newtownards (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Newtownards

January 2026 618 crimes December 2025 590 crimes November 2025 602 crimes October 2025 741 crimes September 2025 737 crimes August 2025 752 crimes July 2025 810 crimes June 2025 767 crimes May 2025 808 crimes April 2025 738 crimes March 2025 749 crimes February 2025 675 crimes January 2025 691 crimes December 2024 578 crimes November 2024 706 crimes October 2024 759 crimes September 2024 667 crimes August 2024 708 crimes July 2024 800 crimes June 2024 744 crimes May 2024 848 crimes April 2024 733 crimes March 2024 723 crimes February 2024 623 crimes January 2024 709 crimes December 2023 700 crimes November 2023 679 crimes October 2023 855 crimes September 2023 836 crimes August 2023 788 crimes July 2023 924 crimes June 2023 854 crimes May 2023 989 crimes April 2023 827 crimes March 2023 902 crimes February 2023 808 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.