CRIME levels in the Fermanagh and Omagh council area have fallen more than any other council region in the North over the last year.
Statistics released by the PSNI show a total of 3,578 crimes were recorded in the local council area in the year from December 2024 to November 2025 – a drop of 398 compared to the previous year.
This represents a 10 per cent drop in local crime rates – the biggest drop of the 11 council areas in the North.
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The latest recorded crime report from the PSNI, covering the period from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2025, shows:
- There were 93,527 crimes recorded in the North during this year, a decrease of 4,042 (-4.1%) when compared with the previous 12 months.
- The level recorded in the latest 12 months is one of the lowest since 2020/21 (when lockdown restrictions were in place).
- Each month December 2024 to November 2025, with the exception of August 2025, recorded lower levels than the same months in the previous year.
- The level in August 2025 was 238 (+3.0%) higher than August 2024.
- All policing districts experienced a lower level of crime.
- Lower crime levels were seen in violence against the person. The largest volume decrease was seen in violence without injury, whilst the largest percentage decrease was in violence with injury.
- Lower crime levels were also seen across burglary, theft, criminal damage, drug offences, public order offences, and miscellaneous crimes against society.
- Higher crime levels were seen in sexual offences, robbery and possession of weapons offences.
