Mullaghmore, Mid Ulster: Safety
Safety
Crime in Mullaghmore is below the UK average and keeps falling. Total recorded crimes dropped from 242 in 2024 to 198 in 2025, with the monthly average continuing to decline into 2026.
You'll find crime rates here sit roughly in line with the Northern Ireland average. Neighbouring areas like Ballysaggart and Killymeal do see noticeably higher numbers, though. Anti-social behaviour has improved significantly — it's fallen from 69 incidents in 2024 to 28 so far in 2026.
Burglary stays low across all 3 years, and vehicle crime is minimal. The overall picture is moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Mullaghmore 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. Mullaghmore 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
Mullaghmore ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
47.4
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Northern Ireland average
70.8
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Ballysaggart
108.3
Higher than
Castlecaulfield
17.6
Higher than
Coalisland North
34.9
Higher than
Donaghmore
23.7
Lower than
Killymeal
68.8
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Mullaghmore ward and the Northern Ireland average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences35%31%
- Anti-social behaviour29%33%
- Criminal damage and arson11%10%
- Drugs10%6%
- Other crime4%2%
- Other theft4%6%
- Shoplifting2%6%
- Vehicle crime2%2%
- Burglary2%2%
- Public order1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%1%
