Increase in robberies and assaults in south inner-city Dublin

The South Central Division covers the area of Dublin most frequented by tourists and travellers to the capital

Fencing is around a bandstand at St Stephen's Green in Dublin after the OPW said it closed the amenity to protect vulnerable historic features from vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Picture: Damien Storan

Dublin’s south inner city has seen a massive increase in robberies from people, and serious assaults, garda figures show.

The statistics reveal a substantial rise in violence in the Dublin South Central Division, particularly in the categories of robberies from the person — where violence or threat of violence is used — and both assaults causing harm and minor assaults.