Gortrush, Fermanagh and Omagh: Safety
Safety
Gortrush has a crime rate below the UK average and roughly in line with Northern Ireland as a whole, making it one of the safer neighbourhoods locally.
In 2024, the neighbourhood saw around 16 crimes per month. This ticked up slightly to around 18 per month in 2025, though violent crime actually dropped year on year. Through 2026 so far, the monthly average has fallen to under 10, which is heading in the right direction.
Compared to nearby areas like Strule and Coolnagard, Gortrush experiences noticeably less crime overall. Anti-social behaviour accounts for the largest share of recorded incidents, which mirrors the pattern across Northern Ireland. Burglary and vehicle crime stay very low.
Source: police-recorded crime for Gortrush ward (Police Service of Northern Ireland, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Gortrush ward: Police Service of Northern Ireland data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Gortrush ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
68.4
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
Northern Ireland average
70.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Gortin
32.1
Higher than
Fairy Water
16.6
Similar to
Coolnagard
68.9
Lower than
Strule
132.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Gortrush ward and the Northern Ireland average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Anti-social behaviour40%33%
- Violent offences26%31%
- Drugs8%6%
- Criminal damage and arson8%10%
- Other crime7%2%
- Shoplifting5%6%
- Other theft3%6%
- Bicycle theft1%<1%
- Burglary1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
