Key Performance Indicators

Performance Summary:

Number of anti-social behaviour incidents

The figures are based on annual data published by the PSNI.

According to the report published by the PSNI, there were 3,404 anti-social behaviour incidents recorded in Mid and East Antrim in 2022/23. This equates to a 13.7% reduction on the 3,945 incidents recorded in 2021/22.

• Based at the newly established MEA Community Hub in Ballymena, the ‘Mid and East Antrim Affordable Food Club’ was established in October 2022, thanks to funding from the Department for Communities. The Club gives members access to food at a reduced cost alongside a wraparound service to enable them to address any challenges that contribute to their food insecurity.

• Over 30 groups have attended two separate planning workshops to help advance community development in the Larne area as part of Council’s community development initiative, “The Cluster Programme”.

• The EmbRACE programme funded by The Executive Office through Council’s Good Relations Programmes “Embrace” and “TBUC Trees” encouraged residents to attend outdoor events whilst celebrating the culture and diversity of the Borough.

• Over £13,000 in funding was awarded to local community groups through the Live

6 targets achieved/on track.

1 delayed but progressing.

Number of incidents recorded with a hate crime motivation

The figures are based on annual data published by the PSNI.

Here Love Here Small Grants Scheme in 2022. This funding enables volunteers, groups and schools to undertake practical community based projects that will improve the quality of their local environment.

• In May 2022, the Alzheimer’s Society, supported by Council, delivered another successful Dementia Action Week. The week-long programme of special events included a meeting of the Dementia Friendly Choir, an ‘All Ages Intergenerational Event’ and two special videos which collectively received over 1,400 views.

• Carrickfergus and Greenisland Community Clusters hosted a Winter Wellness event to help local people with the current cost of living crisis. The event included representatives from the Clusters to help local people with a wide range of issues including, budgeting and debt, benefit payments, advice on energy bills, places to stay warm, mental health advice, and help with essential items such as food and cooking.

There were 134 hate crime incidents recorded in Mid and East Antrim in 2022/23. This equates to a 16.3% reduction on the 160 incidents recoded in 2021/22.

% of people reporting that fear of crime has a minimal impact on their quality of life

On 31 March 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) published the Research and Statistical Bulletin ‘Experience of Crime and Perceptions of Crime and Policing and Justice: Findings from the 2021/22 Northern Ireland Safe Community Telephone Survey’ (NISCTS). At 73%, the majority of 2021/22 respondents felt fear of crime has a minimal effect on their quality of life, unchanged from 2020/21. The results of the survey were not broken down into Local Government District areas.

% of people with a sense of belonging to their area

73% 83.3%

The figures are based on annual data published by ARK via the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The most up-to-date percentage of people in the Borough who reported feeling a sense of belonging to their area is 83.3% across 2019-21. This is a slight decrease in the reported figure of 88.7% for 2018-20. As is our vision, Council are continually working to provide a strong, safe, vibrant and inclusive community for all.