What is the crime rate in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?

Police recorded 8,353 crimes in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon from May 2025 to April 2026, 38 per 1,000 residents, against an average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland (data.police.uk, excluding anti-social behaviour).

Living in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Q: How much social housing is there in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?

10.5% of households in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon are social housing — 8,891 of 84,652 households rent from a council or housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.

Q: How does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon compare with the UK average for social housing?

The UK average is 17.5% of households. At 10.5%, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon is below the national average (-7.0 percentage points) and ranks 331st of 374 UK local authorities.

Police recorded 38 crimes per 1,000 residents in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in the year to April 2026, well below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 10.5% of households rent from the council or a housing association, below the UK average of 17.5%.

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon at a glance

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon compared with the rest of the country. Crime rates are per resident; see each section below for sources and periods.
Measure	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Comparison	Rank
Social housing (share of households)	10.5%	UK 17.5%	331st highest of 374
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents	38	E, W & NI 82	318th highest of 327
Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents	22	E, W & NI 16
Median broadband speed available	1,000 Mbit/s	Council median 1,000 Mbit/s

How much crime is there in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?

From May 2025 to April 2026, police recorded 8,353 crimes in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon — 38 per 1,000 residents, well below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the 318th highest of 327 councils. That is 5% fewer than in the previous 12 months. The most common offences were violence and sexual offences (47%), criminal damage and arson (15%) and shoplifting (11%). Police also logged 4,904 incidents of anti-social behaviour (22 per 1,000 residents).

Rates are per resident, so council areas with busy city centres, shopping or nightlife districts show higher rates than residents alone would suggest. See where crime is recorded on the map →

How much social housing is there in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?

10.5%Social housing

8,891Social homes

84,652All households

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon ranks 331st of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 84,652 households, 8,891 are social homes (10.5%) — renting from the council or a housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon10.5%

UK average17.5%

How does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon compare with the UK average?

At -7.0 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon sits below the national level.

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Broadband

Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).

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Areas with a similar share of social housing

“Social housing” means households renting from a council/local authority or a housing association, counted on census day (2021 in England, Wales & Northern Ireland; 2022 in Scotland). Local-authority figures are aggregated by this site from small-area data and may differ from official totals. Crime rates use Census 2021 population (NISRA mid-2021 estimates in Northern Ireland) and exclude crimes police.uk publishes without a location. All sources are open data under the Open Government Licence v3.0; see the methodology.
Sources: 2021–22 Census (social housing); data.police.uk, May 2025 to April 2026 (crime) · Page updated 27 September 2026 · Download the data (CSV, all 374 councils).