Over 400 noise complaints made to Causeway Coast and Glens Council last year

A new report has analysed noise complaints received by all eleven councils in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 – with Causeway Coast and Glens receiving 454 reports in that time.

Topping the poll was the Belfast City Council area with a whopping 5,705 noise complaints.

The new government data was analysed by CompareNI.com and reveals a total of 11,338 noise complaints in Northern Ireland this year. This is a 14.5% decrease in the total number of complaints received compared to the previous year, which was 13,261.

The statistics showed that 77% of noise complaints were made for domestic noise with 8739 complaints received. Domestic noise includes music, televisions, parties, house alarms and animal noise.

Anti-social behaviour saw the largest decrease for noise complaints since the previous year, dropping 40% from 302 complaints to 182. Other complaints were rarer than others, with a total of five complaints made for ice cream van chimes and six made for noisy wind farms.

Commenting on the figures, Ian Wilson Managing Director at CompareNI.com said: “Noise can be more than a nuisance, it can ruin your comfort within your own home.

“As most of the statistics demonstrate, the largest number of complaints were made for domestic noise with a total of 8739 in the last year.