Crime and Safety in Lisburn City
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Lisburn City is the second most dangerous medium-sized town in Antrim, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of Antrim's 33 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Lisburn City in 2026 is 37 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Antrim's overall crime rate, coming in 17% lower than the Antrim rate of 45 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Lisburn City is the 46th safest medium-sized town, and the 2,491st most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Lisburn City had the worst crime rate in Antrim for shoplifting, with 36 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.54 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Lisburn City residents, when it was Antrim's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 1 crime at a rate of 0.02 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Lisburn City are violence and sexual offences, with 1,095 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 17. This is 3.6% higher than 2025's figure of 1,057 offences and a difference of 0.57 from 2025's crime rate of 16. Lisburn City's least common crime is robbery, with 3 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 25% from 2025's figure of 4 crimes.
Lisburn City 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Medium-Sized Towns, Antrim
3.7% higher, regional crime rate
Northern Ireland
48% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Lisburn City is 3.7% higher than Northern Ireland and 48% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Lisburn City Crime Rate Over Time
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Lisburn City Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Lisburn City represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Lisburn City's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Lisburn City up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Lisburn City's 1,158 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Lisburn City • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Lisburn City has a crime risk score of 284. This is based on analysis of 1,158 nearby areas within Lisburn City, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Lisburn City's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Lisburn City, crime risk scores are typically around 284, while in Antrim they are average 367.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 272 (336 for Antrim), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 290 (Antrim 298).
Trends in Crime Risk
Lisburn City
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 26% in Lisburn City's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Lisburn City's crime risk score is down by 17%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Lisburn City's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 1.9%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Lisburn City
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Lisburn City • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Drugs offences have a crime rate of 3.84 reports per 1,000 people in Lisburn City, which is 1.24 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 254 crime reports logged by Police Service of Northern Ireland during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Police Service of Northern Ireland recorded 345 reports of Criminal Damage and Arson in Lisburn City, resulting in a crime rate of 5.20 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 0.83.
The crime rate for Shoplifting is 0.67 times the national average at 4.77 reports per 1,000. This is from 316 crime reports reported to Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Lisburn City
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.40 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.18 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 122% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Lisburn City
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.59 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.62 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.8% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.73 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.18 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 38% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Lisburn City • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 1,343 | 20.32 | 1.44 | 19,304 | 21.54 | 1.52 | 43,885 | 17.62 | 1.25 |
| Bicycle Theft | 13 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 269 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 428 | 0.15 | 0.21 |
| Burglary | 63 | 0.97 | 0.31 | 1,124 | 1.25 | 0.40 | 2,573 | 1.02 | 0.33 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 345 | 5.20 | 0.83 | 5,681 | 6.35 | 1.01 | 12,926 | 5.19 | 0.83 |
| Drugs | 254 | 3.84 | 1.24 | 3,730 | 4.14 | 1.34 | 7,582 | 3.03 | 0.98 |
| Other Crime | 84 | 1.29 | 0.70 | 1,238 | 1.36 | 0.74 | 3,080 | 1.23 | 0.66 |
| Other Theft | 189 | 2.86 | 0.50 | 3,779 | 4.22 | 0.74 | 7,842 | 3.15 | 0.55 |
| Possession of Weapons | 30 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 577 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 1,231 | 0.52 | 0.61 |
| Public Order | 20 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 372 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 869 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| Robbery | 3 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 310 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 468 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Shoplifting | 316 | 4.77 | 0.67 | 3,910 | 4.35 | 0.61 | 8,273 | 3.32 | 0.47 |
| Theft From the Person | 3 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 184 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 295 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| Vehicle Crime | 40 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 979 | 1.09 | 0.25 | 2,067 | 0.83 | 0.19 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 1,095 | 16.55 | 0.54 | 18,008 | 20.11 | 0.66 | 41,940 | 16.83 | 0.55 |
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Total Crime by Year
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 2,455 | 37.27 | 0.55 | 40,161 | 44.78 | 0.62 | 89,574 | 35.94 | 0.50 |
| 2025 | 2,352 | 35.74 | 0.52 | 42,062 | 46.95 | 0.63 | 93,985 | 37.72 | 0.51 |
| 2024 | 2,866 | 43.43 | 0.59 | 44,223 | 49.32 | 0.65 | 100,335 | 40.25 | 0.53 |
| 2023 | 2,927 | 44.34 | 0.60 | 47,267 | 52.65 | 0.67 | 107,639 | 42.99 | 0.54 |
| 2022 | 2,951 | 44.61 | 0.60 | 44,680 | 49.68 | 0.65 | 103,005 | 40.88 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 2,853 | 43.17 | 0.66 | 39,103 | 43.47 | 0.63 | 91,280 | 36.14 | 0.53 |
| 2020 | 3,116 | 47.28 | 0.66 | 43,420 | 48.28 | 0.65 | 97,350 | 38.54 | 0.52 |
| 2019 | 3,264 | 49.71 | 0.67 | 44,003 | 48.88 | 0.64 | 96,251 | 38.09 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | 2,813 | 43.13 | 0.62 | 40,987 | 45.60 | 0.64 | 93,560 | 37.05 | 0.52 |
| 2017 | 2,491 | 38.39 | 0.62 | 41,839 | 46.65 | 0.73 | 95,010 | 37.52 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 840 | 12.95 | 0.70 | 13,770 | 15.36 | 0.81 | 31,832 | 12.57 | 0.66 |
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Lisburn City Compared to Nearby Medium-Sized Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Medium-Sized Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
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| Ballymena | 2,317 | 57.05 | 53% more dangerous |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 1,515 | 42.78 | 15% more dangerous |
| Lisburn City | 2,455 | 37.27 | - |
| Carrickfergus | 978 | 30.24 | 19% safer |
Comparing Lisburn City to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Lisburn City | 37.27 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 113% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 122% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 126% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 163% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 181% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 182% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 186% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 187% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 189% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 235% more dangerous |
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Recent Crimes in Lisburn City
The 20 most recent crime reports in Lisburn City.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
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| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Mountview Drive | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Windemere Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Tonagh Mews | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Windermere Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Tonagh Mews | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Skyline Drive | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Ballynahinch Road | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Ballynahinch Road | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Bow Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Bow Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Moss Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Moss Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ballynahinch Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Elmwood Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Barley Hill | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Grafton Crescent | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Railway Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Brambling Close |
Methodology & Data Sources
Lisburn City Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Lisburn City during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Lisburn City Data Points
For Lisburn City, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency in the 2015 release of their Settlements dataset, using the SA2015CD column value N11000438.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Lisburn City's daytime - or "workday" - population of 48,742 from NISRA's 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Lisburn City