Almost 100 violent crimes reported on one Derry street

In the first six months of this year William Street has seen more reports of violent crimes and sexual offences than any other street in Derry according to official police data.

In the first six months of 2023 a total of 2367 reports of violent crimes or sexual offences were made to the PSNI.

Violence and sexual offences are the most commonly reported crimes in Derry. A total of 397 incidents were reported in County Derry in June alone.

According to data from Police UK, William Street is where you're most likely to be the victim of a violent crime.

William Street has seen a total of 94 reported offences between January and June. Reported offences in the area peaked in May with 24 and hit a low in February with four.

Strand Road ranked second with 77 alleged incidents reported. A total of 18 of these offences occurred in June, the highest number in the area this year. The month with the fewest reports was March with five.

Shipquay Street came in third with 58. April was the most dangerous month on this street with 15 offences reported. Three offences were reported in June.

Gransha Park was fourth with 57 serious crimes reported. It hit a peak in January with 16 and a low in February and April with five each.

Foyle Street placed fifth with 54 offences reported. The area's worst month was April with 15 reports. February had two crimes reported, making it the safest month on Foyle Street.

Phillip Street was the sixth most dangerous street in Derry with 52 incidents. April and May were the joint worst for the area with 13 reports, while June and January were tied bottom with two each.

Asylum Road saw a total of 49 reported incidents in the six month period, making it the seventh most dangerous area for serious crimes. February was the worst period with 14 reported incidents while May was the safest with two.

Lower Galliagh Road was the eighth worst area for violence and sexual offences according to the data with 39 incidents so far. Nine incidents in May made it the area's worst month while January was relatively quiet with two offences.

Duddy's Court came in ninth with 36 incidents. Serious crimes peaked here in April with 13 and were lowest in May with one.

Carlisle Road was the tenth worst in Derry with 32 reports. May was the area's worst with 12 reported and January saw just one report, making it the area's safest month.

The hotspots given by Police UK are approximate as exact locations and details are kept anonymous.

Crime prevention

Derry City & Strabane Chief Inspector Yvonne McManus said: “We work closely with our partners in Council, in the business community and voluntary sector to prevent crime and tackle vulnerability to play our part in making Derry City & Strabane a safe place to live, work, socialise and visit.

"We have officers on duty on a 24/7 basis in the city and District; included in this is our dedicated City Centre Neighbourhood Team who are on the streets on a regular basis, on foot and on cycle patrol.

"Our Local Policing Teams are on patrol to support the night-time economy, throughout the week and at weekends and we continue to work closely with Community Safety Wardens.

“We regularly conduct targeted activity focusing on issues such as antisocial behaviour.

"It's important to report incidents such as this so we can identify trends or hotspots and direct resources accordingly. We would also encourage people to reports incidents to us as they occur, or as soon as possible, so we can respond."