Sheriff's Mountain, Derry City and Strabane: Safety
Safety
Sheriff's Mountain has notably lower crime than most neighbouring areas, and the trend is moving in the right direction. Monthly crime averaged around 8 incidents in 2024, dropping to just over 6 so far in 2026.
The neighbourhood sits below the Northern Ireland average consistently. Nearby areas like Northland and Brandywell record significantly higher figures, which puts Sheriff's Mountain in a reassuring light.
Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up most recorded incidents here, as they do across Northern Ireland generally. Both have trended downward over the past two years, which is a positive sign if you're thinking about moving to the area.
Source: police-recorded crime for Sheriff's Mountain 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. Sheriff's Mountain 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
Sheriff's Mountain ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
42
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Northern Ireland average
70.8
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Creggan South
52
Lower than
Victoria
95.3
Similar to
Creggan
45.2
Lower than
Brandywell
87.6
Similar to
Foyle Springs
45.3
Higher than
New Buildings
21.4
Higher than
Slievekirk
36.9
Lower than
Ballymagroarty
73
Lower than
Northland
175.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Sheriff's Mountain ward and the Northern Ireland average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences41%31%
- Criminal damage and arson19%10%
- Anti-social behaviour18%33%
- Drugs7%6%
- Other theft6%6%
- Other crime4%2%
- Vehicle crime2%2%
- Burglary2%2%
- Public order1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
