Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BT12 · Belfast
634
crimes in March 2026
Above national average
BT80 · Cookstown
77
crimes in March 2026
Below national average
Cookstown has less crime — 77 vs 634 incidents in March 2026.
Belfast recorded substantially more crime than Cookstown in March 2026 — 634 incidents compared to 77, a 8.2x difference. Both areas share Anti-social behaviour as their most common crime type, though Belfast records significantly more (240 vs 32 incidents). Belfast sits above the national average for recorded crime while Cookstown is below — a significant gap for anyone weighing up the two.
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Based on March 2026 Police data, Cookstown recorded fewer crimes than Belfast — 77 vs 634 incidents. That is 88% 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, Belfast recorded 240 incidents of this type vs 32 in Cookstown. Overall, Cookstown had fewer total crimes (77 vs 634).