Carrickfergus is the safest medium-sized towns in Antrim, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of Antrim's 33 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Carrickfergus in 2021 was 40 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Antrim's overall crime rate, coming in 90% lower than the Antrim rate of 77 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Carrickfergus is among the top 10 safest medium-sized town, and the 4,646th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In July 2021, Carrickfergus was the worst medium-sized town in Antrim for bicycle theft, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. April 2021 was also a bad month for Carrickfergus residents, when it was Antrim's most dangerous medium-sized town for criminal damage and arson, recording 42 crimes at a rate of 1.5 per 1,000 residents. Carrickfergus recorded 5 reports of other crime during July 2021, making its crime rate of 0.18 the worst medium-sized town for other crime in Antrim that month.
The most common crimes in Carrickfergus are violence and sexual offences, with 616 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 22. This is 28% higher than 2020's figure of 442 offences and a difference of 6.21 from 2020's crime rate of 16. Carrickfergus's least common crime is robbery, with 1 offence recorded in 2021, a decrease of 100% from 2020's figure of 2 crimes.
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Medium-Sized Towns, Antrim
13% lower, regional crime rate
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89% lower, national crime rate
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As of 2022, the crime rate in Carrickfergus is 13% lower than Northern Ireland and 89% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
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Incidents mapped in Carrickfergus represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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| Year | Crime Rate per 1,000 people | Total Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 1,133 |
| 2020 | 34 | 944 |
| 2019 | 42 | 1,170 |
| 2018 | 36 | 1,021 |
| 2017 | 33 | 915 |
| 2016 | 36 | 999 |
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| Carrickfergus | Antrim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | Count | Rate | Count | Rate | Rate Difference |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 819 | 29.25 | 27,940 | 47.03 | 61% safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 6 | 0.21 | 444 | 0.75 | 257% safer |
| Burglary | 15 | 0.54 | 1,912 | 3.22 | 496% safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 227 | 8.11 | 7,540 | 12.69 | 56% safer |
| Drugs | 69 | 2.46 | 3,829 | 6.45 | 162% safer |
| Other Crime | 20 | 0.71 | 969 | 1.63 | 130% safer |
| Other Theft | 75 | 2.68 | 4,422 | 7.44 | 178% safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 8 | 0.29 | 491 | 0.83 | 186% safer |
| Public Order | 15 | 0.54 | 561 | 0.94 | 74% safer |
| Robbery | 1 | 0.04 | 275 | 0.46 | 1050% safer |
| Shoplifting | 68 | 2.43 | 2,467 | 4.15 | 71% safer |
| Theft From the Person | 1 | 0.04 | 168 | 0.28 | 600% safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 12 | 0.43 | 1,158 | 1.95 | 353% safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 616 | 22.00 | 21,455 | 36.12 | 64% safer |
| Medium-Sized Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrickfergus | 1,133 | 40.47 | - |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 1,660 | 53.23 | 24% more dangerous |
| Lisburn City | 2,970 | 65.46 | 38% more dangerous |
| Ballymena | 2,554 | 86.43 | 53% more dangerous |
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| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 28 | 26 | 31 | 29 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.21 | Getting worse |
| Burglary | 0.82 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.54 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Getting worse |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.71 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 6 | 9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.29 | Safer |
| Public Order | 0.54 | 0.36 | 0.68 | 0.54 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Getting worse |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | - | - | - | 0.04 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 0.71 | 0.96 | 0.54 | 0.43 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 15 | 17 | 16 | 22 | Getting worse |
| Medium-Sized Town | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Carrickfergus | 40.47 | - |
| Barnet | 67.08 | 40% more dangerous |
| Croydon | 82.48 | 51% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 90.05 | 55% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 90.52 | 55% more dangerous |
| Coventry | 102.24 | 60% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 111.59 | 64% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 123.06 | 67% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 129.64 | 69% more dangerous |
| Bradford | 132.28 | 69% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 150.94 | 73% more dangerous |
Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Carrickfergus change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in March, when Carrickfergus saw a 500% increase in other crime. Carrickfergus saw a large fall in other theft during April, when it fell by 88% compared to April in 2019.
| Crime | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | +28% | +48% | +88% | -10% | -1% | +18% | +14% | +51% | +14% | +24% |
| Bicycle Theft | - | - | - | +100% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burglary | -63% | -50% | -25% | - | - | +50% | - | -67% | -67% | - |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | -44% | -35% | -50% | -17% | +40% | - | -8% | -33% | +150% | -13% |
| Drugs | -33% | - | +400% | - | +50% | -46% | - | +20% | +43% | -33% |
| Other Crime | +500% | - | - | +100% | - | - | - | - | -67% | - |
| Other Theft | -57% | -88% | -77% | -42% | -77% | -33% | -85% | -70% | -54% | -69% |
| Possession of Weapons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +100% | - | - |
| Public Order | - | - | - | -50% | +300% | - | +200% | - | -33% | - |
| Shoplifting | +233% | - | -33% | - | -71% | -60% | +80% | -78% | -50% | -25% |
| Vehicle Crime | - | - | +100% | -33% | +100% | +50% | - | -50% | - | - |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | +37% | +4% | -15% | -41% | -5% | -8% | -39% | -23% | +70% | -46% |
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