LATEST: Figures show burglaries on the rise in Tipperary

Burglaries are falling across most of Ireland, but new analysis by Cork-based Sky Windows shows the Southern Garda region is bucking the trend.

CSO figures show 1,614 burglary and related offences were recorded across Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in the 12 months to June 2026, up 9% on the previous year, while every other region recorded falls of between 7% and 18%.

The figures come as Gardaí launch the winter phase of Operation Thor, with the clocks going back on Sunday, October 25.

Robert Kennedy, Managing Director of Sky Windows, says Munster homeowners shouldn’t assume the national picture applies to them.

Nationally, the trend is good news,” Robert says.

“But here in the South, the numbers are moving the wrong way, and the darker evenings are when homes are most exposed. A few minutes checking your doors and windows before you head out is time well spent.”

Burglaries by Garda Region

Burglary and related offences recorded in each Garda region, 12 months to the end of June:

In the Southern Garda Region, there were 1,480 recorded in the 12 months leading up to June 2025, which rose 9% to 1,614 in the 12 months leading up to June 2026.

In the Eastern Garda Region, there were 2,381 burglaries in the 12 months leading up to June 2025, which dropped 7% to 2,220 in the following 12 months.

In the Dublin Metropolitan Garda Region, there were 3,901 burglaries in the 12 months leading up to June 2025, which dropped 8% to 3,602 in the following 12 months.

In the North Western Garda Region, there were 1,403 burglaries leading up to June 2025, which dropped to 1,151 in the following 12 months, an 18% decrease

Statewide, the number of burglaries dropped from 9,165 to 8,587 in the same period.

Comparing January to June 2026 with the same period in 2025, four of the five Garda divisions with the biggest increases are in the Southern region.

Clare/Tipperary saw the highest jump, with burglaries in the area rising from 167 to 265, a 59% increase.

Cork City saw the second-highest jump in the region, going from 138 to 215 in the same period, an increase of 56%.

Cork County saw the next highest increase, with burglaries going from 75 to 107, an increase of 43%.

After that was Meath/Westmeath, which saw an increase of 37%, from 174 to 239.

Lastly in the region, Limerick saw the lowest increase in the region, going from 174 to 211, a 21% increase.

Clare/Tipperary recorded the largest increase of all 21 Garda divisions. In Cork City, the 130 offences recorded between April and June 2026 were nearly double the 68 recorded a year earlier.

According to An Garda Síochána, 78.8% of residential burglaries occur between 4pm and 8am. Data from the last three winters shows almost a quarter (23.9%) involved entry through an unsecured door. Gardaí reported an increase in burglars getting in through open doors and windows between April and September.

In 35 years of fitting windows and doors, what stands out is how often a break-in starts with something left open,” Robert says. “A window left on the night vent, a back door that’s closed but not locked, keys on the hall table in view of the letterbox. Burglars are looking for the easy option, so don’t give them one.”