Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BT42 · Ballymena
178
crimes in March 2026
Near national average
BT80 · Cookstown
77
crimes in March 2026
Below national average
Cookstown has less crime — 77 vs 178 incidents in March 2026.
Ballymena recorded notably higher crime than Cookstown in March 2026 — 178 vs 77 incidents. Both areas share Anti-social behaviour as their most common crime type, though Ballymena records significantly more (62 vs 32 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on March 2026 Police data, Cookstown recorded fewer crimes than Ballymena — 77 vs 178 incidents. That is 57% fewer crimes. Cookstown is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Anti-social behaviour as their top crime category. In March 2026, Ballymena recorded 62 incidents of this type vs 32 in Cookstown. Overall, Cookstown had fewer total crimes (77 vs 178).