Statistics published by the PSNI reveal Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough to be the second highest policing area for motoring offences, second only to Belfast City – for the second consecutive year.
The figures – published as part of the Motoring Offence Statistics for Northern Ireland report – detail the number of motoring offences between March 2025 and February 2026 to be 4,920.
While this remains alarmingly high in comparison to other council areas, it is a decrease from 5,277 the previous year.
For the same period across Northern Ireland there were a total of 37,598 detections for motoring offences, of which 97% were dealt with by means of a fixed penalty notice or referral for prosecution.
The figures for the ABC area, therefore, equate to 13% of the overall detections. Some 21% of motoring offences were detected in Belfast City District.
The largest offence group across all areas was insurance offences with 6,515 which, along with careless driving (4,697) and speeding offences (4,640), accounted for 42% of the total detections.
The highest speed detected by PSNI officers in the latest 12 months was 143mph, on the M2 Rathbeg Southbound, Antrim.
Across the country, incidents involving dangerous driving were down by 11% on the previous year and drink or drug driving decreased by 10%.
Failing to stop/remain or report a collision decreased by 24% and vehicle taking/tampering fell by 27%.
Stats on the up include breach of signs and signals, increasing by 67%, construction and use (relating to vehicle road-worthiness) went up by 50% and parking related offences rose by 42%.
There were minor changes regarding all other offences.
