Ballymena vs Lurgan

Ballymena has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,644 crimes in the last 12 months. Lurgan has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 9,761 crimes. Lurgan scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ballymena shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lurgan shows -6.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ballymena, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,501 incidents). In Lurgan, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,570 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ballymena recorded 1,501 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lurgan recorded 3,570. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ballymena totalled 1,491 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,075 in Lurgan. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ballymena recorded 4,559 crimes (now 4,644, a change of +1.9%). Lurgan recorded 10,427 crimes previously (now 9,761, -6.4%).

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. Ballymena has a resolution rate of 0% and Lurgan has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ballymena falls within the Police Service of Northern Ireland boundary. Lurgan 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 Ballymena and Lurgan. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.