Crime In My Area

Crime in Ballymena: PSNI Data

Explore mapped crime reports for the Ballymena settlement area, with anti-social behaviour shown separately. See the latest figures, where crimes were recorded, the monthly and 10-year trends, and how Ballymena compares with other towns. To check the area around a particular postcode, use our crime search.

PSNI publishes these figures monthly. Each section shows its reporting period.

Ballymena crime report

Area: Ballymena settlement boundary (2015). Report month: August 2026, this is the latest official dataset.

Mapped crimes this month

235

August 2026

Mapped crimes in 12 months

2,266

September 2025 to August 2026

Change from last year

+39

196 to 235 mapped crimes, 20% higher. August 2025 to August 2026.

Anti-social behaviour

101

August 2026, separate from crime totals

Worry about burglary

7%

In line with the NI average

Worry about crime overall

6%

Above the NI average of 5%

About these figures

These are counts of published crime map records within a defined settlement boundary, not population-adjusted rates or a prediction of an individual property’s risk. Anti-social behaviour is separate. Anonymised locations and missing locations mean these counts can differ from official recorded-crime totals.

In August 2026, the published police map data contains 235 crimes within the Ballymena settlement boundary, 20% higher than the same month last year. The last 12 complete months total 2,266 mapped crimes. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Map of recorded locations

Incident map, August 2026. Mapped crimes within the Ballymena settlement boundary (2015).

Most-reported crime locations in Ballymena, August 2026

  • On or near Chichester Park East10
  • On or near Shona Green8
  • On or near High Street7
  • On or near Galgorm Street7
  • On or near Wilson Crescent6

Crime Breakdown

Mapped crime categories in August 2026. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

What types of crime were recorded in Ballymena?

  • Violence & Sexual Offences120
  • Criminal Damage & Arson40
  • Shoplifting28
  • Other Theft18
  • Drugs10
  • Burglary7
  • Other Crime4
  • Possession of Weapons2
  • Theft from Person2
  • Vehicle Crime2
  • Bicycle Theft1
  • Robbery1

How does Ballymena compare?

Compare mapped crime reports for the same month. Settlement areas differ in size and population, so these counts are not a ranking of safety. Some towns share one official urban area; their figures will be identical.

Compare settlement areas (August 2026, named settlement boundaries)

vs

Ballymena

235
mapped crimes; 101 ASB incidents separately
  • Violence & Sexual Offences 120
  • Criminal Damage & Arson 40
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Other Theft 18

Antrim

143
mapped crimes; 77 ASB incidents separately
  • Violence & Sexual Offences 76
  • Criminal Damage & Arson 19
  • Other Theft 16
  • Drugs 15

Crime data for Ballymena, your questions

Sources, geography and limitations

The map and monthly charts use the same named NISRA settlement boundary (2015). The postcode search is a separate 1-mile search around the selected address. Some places share a larger named settlement: the area label and map boundary make this explicit.

Annual council figures cover the full council area and use financial years. They cannot be directly compared with monthly settlement counts. Crime totals exclude anti-social behaviour.

Read the full methodology.

Figures cover August 2026, the most recent month published by the police data service, not events happening today. Source publication checked 2 November 2026.

The monthly figures use the defined settlement area shown by the map boundary. Its official name is given with the report, because some boundaries include adjoining places. The postcode search uses a separate one-mile circle around the postcode you choose. Annual council figures cover the wider council area.

No. The headline crime total, crime breakdown and monthly crime trend exclude anti-social behaviour. ASB incidents are shown separately and identified on the map. Both come from the published PSNI street-level dataset. Map locations are anonymised, and records without a usable location cannot be assigned to the settlement boundary.

They describe reports in the published data, not every crime that occurred or the risk to an individual property. Larger or busier places can record more incidents, so raw counts should not be used to rank places as safe or unsafe. Compare the same area over time, alongside the type of incident and the needs of your property. Read the crime-data methodology for the definitions and limitations.

The town-centre location is covered by the PSNI Ballymena neighbourhood policing team. Other parts of the settlement may have different teams. Telephone 101, MidandEastAntrim@psni.pnn.police.uk, psni.police.uk. In an emergency always call 999; use 101 for non-emergencies.

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