Magherafelt vs Strand Road

Magherafelt has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,463 crimes in the last 12 months. Strand Road has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 221 crimes. Strand Road scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Magherafelt shows a year-on-year crime trend of -27.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Strand Road shows -5.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Magherafelt, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (497 incidents). In Strand Road, it is Violent Crime (86 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Magherafelt recorded 497 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Strand Road recorded 75. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Magherafelt totalled 477 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 86 in Strand Road. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Magherafelt recorded 2,021 crimes (now 1,463, a change of -27.6%). Strand Road recorded 234 crimes previously (now 221, -5.6%).

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

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