Report Summary
A public briefing on Recorded Crime and Official Statistics Accreditation in the UK, published November 2024.
Note: This public briefing was updated in December 2024 following a meeting with OSR to reflect their latest accreditations and add additional detail relating to Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland
Statistics on police recorded crime in Northern Ireland are collated and produced
by statisticians seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) from the
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). They are accredited
official statistics and are published monthly.
The Northern Ireland Safe Community Survey (NISCS) is a representative,
continuous, personal interview survey of the experiences and perceptions of crime
throughout Northern Ireland. Information from the survey is currently classed as
‘official statistics in development’. This type of official statistics is going through a
process of development and evaluation in line with the Code of Practice.
