Newtownabbey vs Newtownards

Newtownabbey has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,159 crimes in the last 12 months. Newtownards has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 8,587 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Newtownabbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newtownards shows +0.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newtownabbey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,815 incidents). In Newtownards, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,142 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newtownabbey recorded 1,815 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newtownards recorded 3,142. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newtownabbey totalled 1,587 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,959 in Newtownards. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newtownabbey recorded 5,264 crimes (now 5,159, a change of -2%). Newtownards recorded 8,580 crimes previously (now 8,587, +0.1%).

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

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