Recorded crime
Crime incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána, by area and type, quarterly to 2025 Q4. Rates use Census 2022 population.
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281,920 incidents recorded in the four quarters to 2025 Q4, against 285,783 a year earlier.
See the trend →80.6 incidents per 1,000 people in a year; lowest is Meath (30.6).
All areas →+6.4% in a year, to 3,128 incidents.
All types →-13.1% in a year, to 8,469 incidents.
All types →Recorded crime per quarter, Ireland
By area
Garda divisions grouped to the counties they cover (Dublin's six metropolitan divisions and Cork's three are combined). Past 12 months.
| Area | Incidents (12m) | Change | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 117,521 | +0.6% | 80.6 |
| Louth | 8,857 | -1.8% | 63.4 |
| Limerick | 12,429 | -11.5% | 59.3 |
| Westmeath | 5,675 | -3.8% | 59.0 |
| Waterford | 7,332 | -8.0% | 57.6 |
| Kilkenny & Carlow | 8,562 | +33.2% | 51.5 |
| Tipperary | 8,561 | -13.3% | 51.0 |
| Wexford | 8,040 | +3.7% | 49.0 |
| Laois & Offaly | 8,169 | -1.3% | 46.7 |
| Kildare | 11,217 | -9.2% | 45.3 |
| Galway | 11,694 | -6.0% | 42.1 |
| Mayo | 5,776 | +39.9% | 41.9 |
| Kerry | 6,543 | -2.1% | 41.8 |
| Cork | 23,725 | -5.1% | 40.6 |
| Donegal | 6,727 | +0.5% | 40.3 |
| Cavan & Monaghan | 5,886 | -2.3% | 40.0 |
| Wicklow | 6,215 | -2.1% | 39.9 |
| Sligo & Leitrim | 4,042 | +2.6% | 38.4 |
| Clare | 4,434 | -3.6% | 34.7 |
| Roscommon & Longford | 3,766 | -14.4% | 32.2 |
| Meath | 6,749 | -5.2% | 30.6 |
By type of offence
| Offence group | Incidents (12m) | Year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft and related offences | 73,666 | 75,949 | -3.0% |
| Road and traffic offences | 46,491 | 47,678 | -2.5% |
| Dangerous or negligent acts | 33,428 | 31,825 | +5.0% |
| Public order and other social code offences | 31,162 | 30,451 | +2.3% |
| Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 25,305 | 24,727 | +2.3% |
| Damage to property and to the environment offences | 20,344 | 22,101 | -7.9% |
| Controlled drug offences | 16,193 | 16,101 | +0.6% |
| Offences against government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 15,921 | 15,663 | +1.6% |
| Burglary and related offences | 8,469 | 9,747 | -13.1% |
| Sexual offences | 3,485 | 3,790 | -8.0% |
| Weapons and explosives offences | 3,128 | 2,940 | +6.4% |
| Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 2,125 | 2,374 | -10.5% |
| Offences not elsewhere classified | 1,983 | 2,165 | -8.4% |
| Kidnapping and related offences | 148 | 180 | -17.8% |
| Homicide & related offences | 72 | 92 | -21.7% |
| Fraud, deception and related offences | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: CSO CJQ06, recorded crime incidents by Garda division (CC BY 4.0). The CSO publishes these statistics "under reservation" because of quality concerns with the underlying Garda data; treat them as indicative. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing activity as well as crime itself: drug and public-order figures rise with enforcement. Garda divisions were reorganised in 2023–25, so no year-on-year change is shown where an area's divisions changed.