Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BT12 · Belfast
634
crimes in March 2026
Above national average
BT52 · Coleraine
116
crimes in March 2026
Near national average
Coleraine has less crime — 116 vs 634 incidents in March 2026.
Belfast recorded substantially more crime than Coleraine in March 2026 — 634 incidents compared to 116, a 5.5x difference. Both areas share Anti-social behaviour as their most common crime type, though Belfast records significantly more (240 vs 48 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, Coleraine recorded fewer crimes than Belfast — 116 vs 634 incidents. That is 82% fewer crimes. Belfast is above the national average.
Both areas share Anti-social behaviour as their top crime category. In March 2026, Belfast recorded 240 incidents of this type vs 48 in Coleraine. Overall, Coleraine had fewer total crimes (116 vs 634).