Lisburn Road vs Mechell

Lisburn Road has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,115 crimes in the last 12 months. Mechell has a safety score of 87/100 (Very Safe) with 28 crimes. Mechell scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Lisburn Road shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Mechell shows -52.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lisburn Road, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (342 incidents). In Mechell, it is Violent Crime (10 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lisburn Road recorded 342 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mechell recorded 5. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lisburn Road totalled 289 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 10 in Mechell. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lisburn Road recorded 1,090 crimes (now 1,115, a change of +2.3%). Mechell recorded 59 crimes previously (now 28, -52.5%).

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

Lisburn Road falls within the Police Service of Northern Ireland boundary. Mechell is covered by North Wales Police. 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 Lisburn Road and Mechell. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.