Two Irish League grounds top the table for crime and anti-social behaviour within 1km of the stadium according to a report published by Scams.info.
Their experts analysed police data and found over 70 million crime and anti-social behaviour incidents in the vicinity of football stadiums across the UK between 2011 and 2022 per 100 attendants.
They were able to rank the stadiums with the most and least criminal activity nearby.
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Glenavon's Mourneview Park was ranked number one with 13.44 incidents per 100 attendants.
Solitude, home of Cliftonville FC, came in second with 12.51 incidents per 100 attendants.
Five other Irish League clubs featured in the top 15 - Newry City (6.50), Ballymena (5.36), Carrick Rangers (5.14), Crusaders (4.30) and Coleraine (3.54).
Northern Ireland came out on top overall in average incidents per 100 attendants with 5.24, more than double compared to second place Wales (2.35) and England (1.26) in third.
Scams.info found that the Amex Stadium, home to Brighton and Hove Albion, has just 0.04 anti-social behavioural incidents per 100 attendants.
The Amex Stadium has an average of 445,037 annual attendants and 180 yearly incidents, making its crime rate extremely rare.
This is 95% fewer crimes than in the vicinity of Selhurst Park (0.95 per 100), home to one of Brighton’s biggest rivals Crystal Palace.
“Away games involve going to the other teams’ home turf which means heightened risk of being the target of football related violence," Aiden Howe from Scams.info.
"Be careful when walking around wearing your team’s kit in areas where rowdy home fans are likely to accumulate.
"Large crowds also attract petty theft as it allows anonymity for pickpockets, so make sure your bags are zipped and not left unattended, avoid flashing cash or expensive items in public making you a target for criminals.”
The full report can be accessed here
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