Burglary offences down almost 20% nationwide

Burglaries are down nationwide by almost 20% according to the latest CSO figures.

The CSO released its latest crime statistics yesterday. The figures reflect the period from the end of March 2015 to the end of March 2016.

The biggest change recorded, was a decrease of 18.4% for burglary and related offences, compared with the same period 12 months previously. There were 23,377 recorded burglary offences.