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Crime in Belfast

Every crime series published for Belfast, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland

In Belfast, crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland fell from 47,130 in the year ending March 2002 to 32,264 in the year ending March 2025, a change of 14,866 or 31.5% (Police Service of Northern Ireland).

Crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland: Year ending March 2002 to Year ending March 2025LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour020k40k20052010201520202025Year ending March 2002: 47,130 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2003: 47,097 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2004: 39,404 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2005: 36,648 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2006: 36,377 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2007: 36,664 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2008: 33,282 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2009: 33,920 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2010: 33,362 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2011: 32,101 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2012: 31,920 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2013: 31,930 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2014: 33,751 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2015: 34,913 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2016: 35,689 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2017: 33,182 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2018: 32,272 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2019: 32,735 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2020: 33,963 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2021: 28,130 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2022: 32,869 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2023: 35,240 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2024: 33,279 crimes · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2025: 32,264 crimes · published 28 November 2025
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Police Service of Northern Ireland. Latest: 32,264 (Year ending March 2025). The national series and its methodology.

Crimes recorded in Northern Ireland per 1,000 people

In Belfast, crimes recorded in Northern Ireland per 1,000 people fell from 143 in the year ending March 2002 to 92 in the year ending March 2025, a change of 51 or 35.7% (Police Service of Northern Ireland).

Crimes recorded in Northern Ireland per 1,000 people: Year ending March 2002 to Year ending March 2025LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05010020052010201520202025Year ending March 2002: 143 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2003: 143 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2004: 120 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2005: 112 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2006: 112 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2007: 112 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2008: 102 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2009: 103 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2010: 101 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2011: 96 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2012: 96 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2013: 96 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2014: 100 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2015: 103 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2016: 105 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2017: 97 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2018: 94 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2019: 95 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2020: 98 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2021: 82 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2022: 95 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2023: 101 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2024: 95 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025Year ending March 2025: 92 per 1,000 population · published 28 November 2025
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Police Service of Northern Ireland. Latest: 92 (Year ending March 2025). The national series and its methodology.

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