Crime and Safety in Craigavon and Aghacommon
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Craigavon and Aghacommon is the most dangerous major town in Armagh, and is the second most dangerous overall out of Armagh's 10 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Craigavon and Aghacommon in 2026 is 44 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Armagh's overall crime rate, coming in 33% higher than the Armagh rate of 33 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Craigavon and Aghacommon is the 27th safest major town, and the 1,649th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Craigavon and Aghacommon had the worst crime rate in Armagh for robbery, with 0 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.00 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Craigavon and Aghacommon residents, when it was Armagh's most dangerous area for shoplifting, recording 42 crimes at a rate of 0.44 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Craigavon and Aghacommon are violence and sexual offences, with 2,018 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 21. This is 4.8% lower than 2025's figure of 2,119 offences and a difference of 1.07 from 2025's crime rate of 22. Craigavon and Aghacommon's least common crime is theft from the person, with 6 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 6 crimes.
Craigavon and Aghacommon 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Major Towns, Armagh
24% higher, regional crime rate
Northern Ireland
38% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Craigavon and Aghacommon is 24% higher than Northern Ireland and 38% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Craigavon and Aghacommon Crime Rate Over Time
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Craigavon and Aghacommon Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Craigavon and Aghacommon 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 Craigavon and Aghacommon's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Craigavon and Aghacommon up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Craigavon and Aghacommon's 1,492 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
Craigavon and Aghacommon • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Craigavon and Aghacommon has a crime risk score of 325. This is based on analysis of 1,492 nearby areas within Craigavon and Aghacommon, 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 Craigavon and Aghacommon's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Craigavon and Aghacommon, crime risk scores are typically around 325, while in Armagh they are average 336.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 305 (273 for Armagh), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 283 (Armagh 236).
Trends in Crime Risk
Craigavon and Aghacommon
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 27% in Craigavon and Aghacommon'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 Craigavon and Aghacommon's crime risk score is down by 13%. 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, Craigavon and Aghacommon's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 0.84%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Craigavon and Aghacommon
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
Craigavon and Aghacommon • 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 3.43 reports per 1,000 people in Craigavon and Aghacommon, which is 1.11 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 325 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 639 reports of Criminal Damage and Arson in Craigavon and Aghacommon, resulting in a crime rate of 6.78 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.08.
The crime rate for Possession of Weapons is 0.85 times the national average at 0.72 reports per 1,000. This is from 70 crime reports reported to Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Craigavon and Aghacommon
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.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Craigavon and Aghacommon
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.22 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 1.10 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 11% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.69 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.91 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 24% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.21 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 0.27 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 22% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Craigavon and Aghacommon • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Craigavon and Aghacommon | Armagh | Northern Ireland | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 2,606 | 27.58 | 1.95 | 4,475 | 18.66 | 1.32 | 43,885 | 17.62 | 1.25 |
| Bicycle Theft | 17 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 25 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 428 | 0.15 | 0.21 |
| Burglary | 104 | 1.09 | 0.35 | 300 | 1.25 | 0.40 | 2,573 | 1.02 | 0.33 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 639 | 6.78 | 1.08 | 1,263 | 5.27 | 0.84 | 12,926 | 5.19 | 0.83 |
| Drugs | 325 | 3.43 | 1.11 | 646 | 2.69 | 0.87 | 7,582 | 3.03 | 0.98 |
| Other Crime | 146 | 1.57 | 0.85 | 340 | 1.42 | 0.77 | 3,080 | 1.23 | 0.66 |
| Other Theft | 246 | 2.59 | 0.46 | 534 | 2.23 | 0.39 | 7,842 | 3.15 | 0.55 |
| Possession of Weapons | 70 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 119 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 1,231 | 0.52 | 0.61 |
| Public Order | 23 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 62 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 869 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| Robbery | 12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 28 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 468 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Shoplifting | 536 | 5.65 | 0.79 | 804 | 3.34 | 0.47 | 8,273 | 3.32 | 0.47 |
| Theft From the Person | 6 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 17 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 295 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| Vehicle Crime | 68 | 0.71 | 0.17 | 217 | 0.91 | 0.21 | 2,067 | 0.83 | 0.19 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 2,018 | 21.35 | 0.70 | 3,674 | 15.35 | 0.50 | 41,940 | 16.83 | 0.55 |
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Total Crime by Year
Craigavon and Aghacommon | Armagh | Northern Ireland | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 4,210 | 44.47 | 0.64 | 8,029 | 33.49 | 0.47 | 89,574 | 35.94 | 0.50 |
| 2025 | 4,601 | 48.58 | 0.67 | 8,326 | 34.72 | 0.47 | 93,985 | 37.72 | 0.51 |
| 2024 | 4,855 | 51.20 | 0.70 | 9,165 | 38.17 | 0.51 | 100,335 | 40.25 | 0.53 |
| 2023 | 5,031 | 53.02 | 0.69 | 9,464 | 39.26 | 0.50 | 107,639 | 42.99 | 0.54 |
| 2022 | 5,303 | 55.59 | 0.74 | 9,735 | 40.13 | 0.53 | 103,005 | 40.88 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 4,688 | 49.08 | 0.72 | 8,659 | 35.69 | 0.52 | 91,280 | 36.14 | 0.53 |
| 2020 | 5,067 | 53.35 | 0.73 | 8,918 | 36.88 | 0.50 | 97,350 | 38.54 | 0.52 |
| 2019 | 4,648 | 49.26 | 0.66 | 8,432 | 34.98 | 0.46 | 96,251 | 38.09 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | 4,779 | 50.81 | 0.72 | 8,454 | 35.23 | 0.50 | 93,560 | 37.05 | 0.52 |
| 2017 | 4,570 | 48.87 | 0.77 | 8,315 | 34.79 | 0.55 | 95,010 | 37.52 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 1,564 | 16.76 | 0.88 | 2,922 | 12.23 | 0.64 | 31,832 | 12.57 | 0.66 |
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Comparing Craigavon and Aghacommon to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Craigavon and Aghacommon | 44.47 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 79% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 86% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 89% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 120% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 135% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 136% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 139% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 141% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 142% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 181% more dangerous |
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Recent Crimes in Craigavon and Aghacommon
The 20 most recent crime reports in Craigavon and Aghacommon.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Knockmenagh Park | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Manderley Court | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Bridge Street | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Chestnut Grove | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Gilford Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Victoria Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Manor Park | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Enniskeen | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Enniskeen | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Moyraverty Meadows | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Dill Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Enniskeen | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Queen Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Lough Road Lower | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gracey Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Enniskeen | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dill Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Park Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dill Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Clonmeen |
Methodology & Data Sources
Craigavon and Aghacommon 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 Craigavon and Aghacommon 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.
Craigavon and Aghacommon Data Points
For Craigavon and Aghacommon, 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 N11000218.
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 Craigavon and Aghacommon's daytime - or "workday" - population of 72,978 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 Craigavon and Aghacommon