Personal, household, farm and vehicle crime increases since 2019, figures show

Personal, household, farm, and vehicle crime increased over the six years from 2019 to 2025, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Among the results, 19% of respondents in 2025 said they were a victim of some form of personal crime; this increased from 10% in 2019. Personal crime includes violent and non-violent theft, fraud and physical assault.

When it came to fraud specifically, 11% of respondents in 2025 were affected by fraud crime, compared with 4% in 2019. Car payment fraud accounted for 45% of these crimes.

Notably, crime reporting rates were down in 2025 compared with 2019. Respondents said the minor nature of the crime and the inability or reluctance of gardai to take action were their main reasons for not reporting.

Reporting rates for personal crime fell from 30% in 2019 to 30% in 2025; for household crime, they fell from 59% to 47%.

Most of those surveyed felt very safe or fairly safe while walking in their local area, whether alone or accompanied.

An Garda Síochána were viewed as quite effective or very effective at tackling crime in the local area by 57% of respondents in 2025, down from 68% in 2019.

Jim Dalton, Statistician in the Crime and Criminal Justice Section, said: “Crime & Victimisation 2025 published today showed that the prevalence of Personal, Household, Vehicle, and Farm crime has increased since 2019, and this is reflected in the increased worry that respondents to the survey indicated about being victims of crime. The survey results also show that respondents were less inclined to report crime in 2025 than in 2019, with the minor nature of the crime and the inability or reluctance of AGS to take action cited as the main reasons for not reporting. The release includes a selection of statistics, with additional data available on the CSO’s open data portal, PxStat.”