33% increase in burglaries in two Cork regions

Burglaries in two of Cork’s three garda divisions have shot up by a third in the 12 months to the end of March.

Above-average increases in the number of reported rapes and other sexual assaults were also recorded in the same two divisions.

Official crime figures published by the CSO show a sharp rise in recorded burglaries were recorded in the Cork City and Cork North divisions over the period.