Antrim vs Ballymena

Antrim has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,761 crimes in the last 12 months. Ballymena has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 4,644 crimes. Antrim scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Antrim shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ballymena shows +1.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Antrim, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,242 incidents). In Ballymena, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,501 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Antrim recorded 1,165 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ballymena recorded 1,501. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Antrim totalled 1,242 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,491 in Ballymena. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Antrim recorded 3,923 crimes (now 3,761, a change of -4.1%). Ballymena recorded 4,559 crimes previously (now 4,644, +1.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Antrim has a resolution rate of 0% and Ballymena has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Antrim falls within the Police Service of Northern Ireland boundary. Ballymena is covered by Police Service of Northern Ireland. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Antrim and Ballymena. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.