Residential burglaries dropped by 75% over the past decade

Residential burglaries dropped by 75 per cent between winter 2024/2025 compared to winter 2014/ 2015.

New figures from the gardaí show residential burglaries represents an average of approximately 17 burglaries per day across the 26 counties, or less than one residential burglary per day per county.

In the 10 years of Operation Thor, recorded residential burglaries during the winter phase (October – March) have dropped by 75 per cent.

Just over 3,000 residential burglaries were reported in the 2024/2025 winter phase compared to over 12,000 residential burglaries reported in the 2014/ 2015 winter phase.

Q4 2024 recorded residential burglaries -10 per cent compared to Q4 2023, -3.5 per cent compared to Q1 2024.

December 2024 saw the lowest level of recorded residential burglary in December in five years.

Q1 2025 recorded residential burglaries -16 per cent compared to Q4 2024, -19 per cent compared to Q1 2024.

March 2025 saw the lowest level of recorded residential burglary since…

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