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Vehicle crime in Northern Ireland
Find vehicle theft statistics, compare local areas and explore recorded vehicle crime on an interactive street map.
Mapped records through August 2026 · 11 council areas
OFFICIAL POLICE FIGURES
What happened to vehicles?
Separate PSNI offence categories for Northern Ireland during the 2024/25 financial year.
These are offence counts, not necessarily individual vehicles or victims. The mapped Police.uk category below uses a broader definition.
VEHICLE CRIME INTELLIGENCE
Understanding vehicle crime across Northern Ireland
Analysis of mapped vehicle-crime records from September 2023 to August 2026. Figures describe recorded incidents, not individual risk.
What the latest figures show
The latest 12-month period recorded 205 fewer mapped vehicle-crime records than the previous 12 months, a decrease of 8.7%.
Three-year historical context
Across the available 36 months, 6,886 mapped records were counted. The highest monthly total was 264 in October 2023.
Source: PureCar analysis of Police.uk vehicle-crime mapped records. Reported locations are approximate. Official PSNI vehicle-theft offence figures are a separate dataset and are not added to these mapped-record totals.
INTERACTIVE CRIME MAP
Explore recorded vehicle crime
Zoom into real Northern Ireland roads and towns. Red markers group anonymised police locations, not exact incident addresses.
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Approximate anonymised police locations
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LOCAL STATISTICS
Compare Northern Ireland councils
Explore local vehicle-crime records and separate official theft figures.
Belfast
888 mapped records · latest 12 months
364 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Newry, Mourne and Down
213 mapped records · latest 12 months
99 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Derry City and Strabane
183 mapped records · latest 12 months
96 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
148 mapped records · latest 12 months
81 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Causeway Coast and Glens
135 mapped records · latest 12 months
58 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Lisburn and Castlereagh
129 mapped records · latest 12 months
63 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Antrim and Newtownabbey
125 mapped records · latest 12 months
72 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Fermanagh and Omagh
102 mapped records · latest 12 months
40 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Mid Ulster
90 mapped records · latest 12 months
59 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Mid and East Antrim
85 mapped records · latest 12 months
48 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
Ards and North Down
54 mapped records · latest 12 months
42 recorded vehicle-theft offences · 2024/25
HISTORICAL RECORDS
How vehicle crime has changed
Police.uk mapped records over the latest 24 months, shown separately from official vehicle-theft figures.
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UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
What these statistics mean
Is every record a stolen car?
No. Police.uk groups vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and certain interference offences into a broader vehicle-crime category. We show the more specific PSNI theft statistics separately.
Can I identify where a car was stolen?
No. Police.uk deliberately anonymises locations. Pins show approximate areas rather than verified crime addresses.
Are these crime rates?
No. Raw offence counts do not account for population, vehicle ownership or parking activity. Higher counts alone do not establish that an area is less safe.
How frequently is the map updated?
The police publish crime records by month. PureCar displays the latest available imported month and retains historical records for comparison.