The following tables provide statistics on knife crime incidents over the past three years according to PSNI District Command Units. The incidents are sorted by the recorded crime categories used by the police. While is it known that a knife was used in all incidents recorded, it is not possible to indicate how the knife was used.
Offences against the person Murder2 Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft Armagh 2 0 0 1 8 0 Banbridge 5 0 0 1 2 1 Ballymena 19 0 0 1 11 1 Ballymoney 5 0 0 1 0 0 Coleraine 9 0 0 5 13 3 Cookstown 1 0 0 0 0 0 Craigavon 23 0 0 1 13 2 Dungannon and South Tyrone 3 0 1 1 0 1 Down 15 1 1 2 4 0 Fermanagh 4 0 0 0 4 0 Foyle 31 1 0 4 7 2 Limavady 5 0 1 0 0 1 Magherafelt 2 0 0 0 1 0 Moyle 3 0 0 1 0 0 Newry and Mourne 26 0 0 2 11 1 Omagh 13 0 0 2 6 0 Strabane 4 0 0 1 1 0 Rural region 170 2 3 23 81 12 Antrim 8 0 0 2 9 0 Ards 15 0 0 1 2 0 East Belfast 13 0 0 0 55 1 North Belfast 41 0 2 1 37 3 South Belfast 29 0 1 2 58 2 West Belfast 20 0 0 2 15 0 Carrickfergus 12 0 0 1 2 0 Castlereagh 2 0 0 1 10 1 Larne 15 0 0 0 1 0 Lisburn 10 0 0 2 14 0 Newtownabbey 20 0 0 2 24 2 North Down 13 0 1 2 16 0 Urban Region 198 0 4 16 243 9 Northern Ireland 368 2 7 39 324 21
Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Offences against the state Other notifiable offences Total offences Armagh 0 2 1 0 14 Banbridge 0 0 0 0 9 Ballymena 0 8 2 0 42 Ballymoney 0 2 0 0 8 Coleraine 0 10 7 3 50 Cookstown 0 1 1 0 3 Craigavon 0 6 7 0 52 Dungannon and South Tyrone 0 1 1 0 8 Down 0 6 4 0 32 Fermanagh 0 3 0 0 11 Foyle 0 4 5 1 54 Limavady 0 2 5 0 14 Magherafelt 0 1 0 0 4 Moyle 0 2 2 0 8 Newry and Mourne 0 7 2 0 49 Omagh 0 5 3 1 30 Strabane 0 0 1 0 7 Rural region 0 60 41 5 395 Antrim 0 4 0 0 23 Ards 0 4 1 0 23 East Belfast 0 3 7 0 79 North Belfast 0 14 13 1 112 South Belfast 0 8 10 0 110 West Belfast 0 4 13 0 54 Carrickfergus 0 1 0 0 16 Castlereagh 0 8 0 0 22 Larne 0 3 1 1 21 Lisburn 0 1 0 0 27 Newtownabbey 0 14 1 0 63 North Down 0 5 3 0 40 Urban Region 0 69 49 2 590 Northern Ireland 0 129 90 7 985 1 Please note that the figures relate to crimes where a knife was involved in the incident—it is not known how the knife was actually used. 2 Murder figures are also included in the ‘offences against the person’ total. Source: Central Statistics Unit, PSNI
Offences against the person Murder2 Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft Armagh 2 0 0 0 0 0 Banbridge 2 1 0 0 1 0 Ballymena 15 0 0 1 13 0 Ballymoney 2 0 0 1 2 0 Coleraine 20 0 0 2 5 4 Cookstown 2 0 0 1 0 0 Craigavon 33 0 0 3 5 0 Dungannon and South Tyrone 8 1 0 1 4 0 Down 10 0 0 2 1 2 Fermanagh 2 0 1 0 1 1 Foyle 30 0 0 1 7 1 Limavady 7 0 1 1 0 0 Magherafelt 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moyle 7 0 0 0 1 0 Newry and Mourne 24 0 1 1 5 1 Omagh 5 0 0 1 0 0 Strabane 3 0 0 0 0 0 Rural region 172 2 3 15 45 9 Antrim 10 0 0 0 6 1 Ards 7 0 0 0 6 0 East Belfast 11 0 0 2 15 2 North Belfast 59 1 1 2 54 2 South Belfast 20 2 0 2 58 1 West Belfast 40 1 0 1 18 0 Carrickfergus 6 0 0 0 6 2 Castlereagh 4 0 0 0 2 0 Larne 6 1 0 0 1 0 Lisburn 7 1 0 1 18 0 Newtownabbey 23 1 0 0 27 1 North Down 29 1 0 3 9 1 Urban Region 222 8 1 11 220 10 Northern Ireland 394 10 4 26 265 19
Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Offences against the state Other notifiable offences Total offences Armagh 0 3 5 0 10 Banbridge 0 8 2 0 13 Ballymena 0 11 3 0 43 Ballymoney 0 4 1 0 10 Coleraine 0 6 11 0 48 Cookstown 0 1 0 0 4 Craigavon 0 11 3 0 55 Dungannon and South Tyrone 0 4 2 0 19 Down 0 9 5 0 29 Fermanagh 0 6 3 0 14 Foyle 0 10 18 0 67 Limavady 0 5 3 0 17 Magherafelt 0 0 0 0 0 Moyle 0 1 1 0 10 Newry and Mourne 0 10 5 0 47 Omagh 0 0 1 0 7 Strabane 0 2 3 0 8 Rural region 0 91 66 0 401 Antrim 0 9 9 0 35 Ards 0 5 4 0 22 East Belfast 0 6 3 0 39 North Belfast 0 10 13 0 141 South Belfast 0 6 18 0 105 West Belfast 0 4 6 0 69 Carrickfergus 0 3 3 0 20 Castlereagh 0 3 0 0 9 Larne 0 8 2 0 17 Lisburn 0 1 0 0 28 Newtownabbey 0 9 0 0 60 North Down 0 6 6 0 54 Urban Region 0 70 65 0 599 Northern Ireland 0 161 131 0 1000 1 Please note that the figures relate to crimes where a knife was involved in the incident—it is not known how the knife was actually used. 2 Murder figures are also included in the ‘offences against the person’ total. Source: Central Statistics Unit, PSNI
Offences against the person Murder2 Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft Armagh 3 0 0 0 2 0 Banbridge 2 0 1 0 1 1 Ballymena 12 0 1 2 9 0 Baliymoney 4 0 0 0 0 0 Coleraine 14 0 4 1 7 3 Cookstown 1 0 0 0 0 0 Craigavon 35 0 0 0 15 2 Dungannon and South Tyrone 4 0 0 2 3 0 Down 12 0 0 2 4 2 Fermanagh 12 1 0 0 2 1 Foyle 36 1 0 1 11 3 Limavady 13 0 0 0 1 0 Magherafelt 0 0 0 0 1 0 Moyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 Newry and Mourne 30 0 0 0 11 1 Omagh 6 0 0 1 3 1 Strabane 5 0 0 0 1 0 Rural region 191 2 6 9 71 14 Antrim 17 0 0 0 5 0 Ards 21 0 1 1 4 2 East Belfast 10 1 0 1 23 0 North Belfast 66 1 0 1 69 2 South Belfast 14 0 0 1 64 0 West Belfast 31 2 1 3 52 0 Carrickfergus 9 1 0 0 3 1 Castlereagh 10 0 1 0 10 2 Larne 6 0 0 1 0 0 Lisburn 4 0 0 2 20 0 Newtownabbey 23 1 2 0 31 0 North Down 28 0 2 0 7 1 Urban Region 239 6 7 10 288 8 Northern Ireland 430 8 13 19 359 22
Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Offences against the state Other notifiable offences Armagh 2 10 0 17 Banbridge 2 1 0 8 Ballymena 14 5 0 43 Baliymoney 1 0 0 5 Coleraine 10 17 0 56 Cookstown 0 1 0 2 Craigavon 4 5 0 61 Dungannon South Tyrone 1 0 0 10 Down 6 1 0 27 Fermanagh 4 3 0 22 Foyle 12 5 0 68 Limavady 5 3 0 22 Magherafelt 0 0 0 1 Moyle 3 0 0 5 Newry and Mourne 6 10 0 58 Omagh 4 4 0 19 Strabane 0 2 0 8 Rural region 74 67 0 432 Antrim 4 5 0 31 Ards 6 4 0 39 East Belfast 3 1 0 38 North Belfast 9 26 0 173 South Belfast 4 29 0 112 West Belfast 3 21 1 112 Carrickfergus 0 0 0 13 Castlereagh 2 2 0 27 Larne 4 3 0 14 Lisburn 3 0 0 29 Newtownabbey 8 3 0 67 North Down 1 4 0 43 Urban Region 47 98 1 698 Northern Ireland 121 165 1 1130 1 Please note that the figures relate to crimes where a knife was involved in the incident—it is not known how the knife was actually used. 2 Murder figures are also included in the ‘offences against the person’ total. Source: Central Statistics Unit, PSNI