Crime by Postcode
BT44Postcode district

BT44 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in BT44 is 0.5 times the Causeway Coast and Glens average and 0.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 26%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Causeway Coast and Glens. 24,633 residents in 53 neighbourhoods.

Safety
10/10Very low crime
Living
2.1/10Poor
5-year change
−26%fewer crimes
vs the council
0.5×the Causeway Coast and Glens average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 0.5× the Causeway Coast and Glens average (0.3× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Schools not included: Ofsted only inspects schools in England.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

The_Glens_E1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_E2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_E3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_E4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_G1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_G2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_F4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_G3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_F5: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeThe_Glens_G4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_G1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_G2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_H2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_H3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_J1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_H4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_J2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_H5: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_H6: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_K4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_K5: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_L1: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBallymoney_L2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_L3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBallymoney_K6: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_A1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_A2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_C1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_C2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_C3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_D1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_D2: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBannside_D3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_C4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBannside_H1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_A1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_C1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_A4: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_A5: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_F1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBraid_F3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_B1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_A1: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_A2: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeCoast_Road_A3: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_B2: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_B3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCoast_Road_C1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCarntogher_A1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCarntogher_A3: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCarntogher_C1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeCarntogher_C2: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeMoyola_C1: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crime
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Crime over 5 years

Down 26% in 5 years Recorded crimes in BT44, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 502 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 2022502Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 503 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 2023503Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 503 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 2024503Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 444 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 2025444Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 370 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 2026370

What is recorded

Crime severity: 0.5× the Causeway Coast and Glens average (0.3× the England and Wales average). 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 65% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 15% of the harm here
  • Drugs: 7% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Poor accessScore 1 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 16.5 km.
  • M&S Ballymena (Marks and Spencer), 11.8 km from the district centre
  • Dunnes Ballymena (Dunnes Stores), 12.1 km from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Ballymena (Sainsburys), 12.9 km from the district centre

Transport

Poor accessScore 2 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 0.
  • Nearest railway station: BALLYMENA RAIL STATION, 12.0 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Govan SPT Subway Station, 242.8 km from the district centre

Schools

Not enough dataNo score
  • School ratings are not available for Wales and Northern Ireland: Ofsted only inspects schools in England.

Health

Limited accessScore 3 out of 10
  • Nearest GP surgery: Cullybackey Health Centre, 10.4 km from the district centre, CQC rating not available
  • Nearest hospital with A&E: Antrim Area Hospital, 29.4 km from the district centre

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery0.1
Burglary1.4
Violence and sexual offences9.8
Drugs1.5
Possession of weapons0.2
Other crime0.8
Other theft2.1
Theft from the person0.0
Vehicle crime0.8
Criminal damage and arson3.2
Public order0.3
Bicycle theft0.0
Shoplifting0.2

Trend over the years

Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

20164.020174.620185.220194.320204.420214.820224.520235.020244.420253.420263.5

Last 12 months: 3.2 against a 10-year average of 4.4, 27% lower.

Questions about crime in BT44

Is BT44 a safe place to live?
BT44 scores 10 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.5 times the Causeway Coast and Glens average.
Is crime going up or down in BT44?
Down 26% over 5 years, from 502 recorded crimes a year to 370.
What is the most common crime in BT44?
The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 10 per 1,000 residents a year.
How does crime in BT44 compare with Causeway Coast and Glens?
Crime severity in BT44 is 0.5 times the Causeway Coast and Glens average.

Towns

Council: Causeway Coast and Glens