Recorded crime in Ards and North Down

Important caveat

Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.

A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.

Source

Data

data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.

Population

ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-— edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.

Geography

N09000011 · force Northern Ireland (N92000002)

Rate

offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.

Method

Methodology