LISTENING TO COMMUNITIES: ARE POLICING PRIORITIES REFLECTING PUBLIC CONCERNS?"

The Northern Ireland Policing Board's Community Policing Survey 2026 provides valuable insight into the issues affecting confidence in policing. Across 217 responses from individuals and organisations, anti-social behaviour accounted for 17% of selected concerns, drugs 16%, and traffic and road safety 14%. Sectarianism, paramilitary activity and hate crime also featured prominently, alongside violence against women and girls.