Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BT23 · Ards
7
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
BT30 · Down
87
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
Ards has less crime — 7 vs 87 incidents in April 2026.
Downpatrick recorded substantially more crime than Ards in April 2026 — 87 incidents compared to 7, a 12.4x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Downpatrick records significantly more (25 vs 4 incidents). Both areas sit below the national average for recorded crime — a positive sign for either location.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Ards recorded fewer crimes than Downpatrick — 7 vs 87 incidents. That is 92% fewer crimes. Ards is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Ards recorded 4 incidents of this type vs 25 in Downpatrick. Overall, Ards had fewer total crimes (7 vs 87).