Irish counties with the highest and lowest burglary rates revealed

Nationally, Gardaí recorded 8,469 burglaries in 2025.

In 2025, Dublin and Wicklow recorded the highest burglary rates in the country, with 26 break-ins per 10,000 people.

Louth followed with 25 incidents per 10,000 people, while Wexford and Monaghan recorded rates of 21 and 19 respectively.

The figures paint a very different picture in the west and north-west, where burglary rates were considerably lower.

Mayo came out with the lowest rate nationally at five burglaries per 10,000 residents. Roscommon and Donegal each recorded six, with Sligo next on seven.

Nationally, Gardaí recorded 8,469 burglaries in 2025, almost 1,300 than the previous year.

The decline was seen across much of the country, with half of the 26 counties recording a decrease of at least 25% in the number of burglaries.

Despite the overall fall, the chances of being burgled remain considerably higher in some parts of the country.

Dublin and Wicklow's burglary rate was well above the national average of 16, while Wexford also stood out with 348 burglaries last year, a five year record high.

A similar high was seen in Wicklow with burglaries increasing by 17% to 400, also the highest level in five years.

The only other counties to record burglary rates at or above the national average were Westmeath and Limerick, both on 17 per 10,000, and Carlow and Kildare, which were on the national average of 16.

Latest figures from the CSO also show that burglary and related offences have continued to fall into 2026.

During Q1 of this year, 8,502 such offences were recorded nationally, representing a 9% decrease compared with the same period in 2025.

An Garda Síochána also provided an update on Operation THOR in April, with the national initiative targeting the seasonal rise in residential burglaries and associated criminal activity.

The latest update found that an average of just two residential burglaries were being reported each day across the Garda North-Western Region.

Nationally, the winter phase of Operation THOR resulted in a 14% reduction in residential burglaries compared with the previous winter.

According to An Garda Síochána, it was the lowest level of recorded residential burglaries during an Operation THOR winter phase in six years.

Although the national picture has improved, the county-level figures show that burglary remains far more prevalent in some parts of Ireland than others.