Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0Fair Hill records more crime per resident than 79% of Irish towns
Graded on incidents the Gardaí recorded in the station areas where Fair Hill’s residents live from 2023 to 2025, it scores C− for safety: #43 of 54 in Co. Cork. The rate the grade counts dropped 25% from 2016 to 2025. Annual rates stand at 8.1 violent incidents and 8.1 incidents of burglary and damage for every thousand residents, next to 5.7 and 6.1 in the typical town its size. Across Ireland, violence, burglary and damage run at 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 16.2 here.
Incidents per 1,000 residents (Census 2022) a year, 2023–2025 average, in the Garda station areas residents live in. Homicide and sexual offences aren’t published by station, so no figure here includes them.
What stands out about safety in Fair Hill
Less recorded than in 2016
The Gardaí recorded 20.5 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 of Fair Hill’s residents in 2016 and 15.5 in 2025. Across Ireland the rate went from 12 to 11.6. Year by year ↓
Above the Irish rate
The station areas Fair Hill’s residents live in record 16.2 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 residents a year (2023–2025), against 11.9 across Ireland: 1.4 times the national rate. Safety Grade ↓
More crime than many places its size
Among the 40 Irish towns closest in size, Fair Hill ranks 28th, counting from the least graded crime: lower than Woodquay and Nuns Island, Dangan and Castlegar, higher than Tipperary, Carrick-On-Shannon and Birr. Towns its size ↓
Damage to property: high for a town its size
Fair Hill records 6.9 incidents of damage to property per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.4 in the typical town among Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Written from CSO’s recorded crime by Garda station (CJA11) and Census 2022. Figures are incidents the Gardaí recorded, not convictions.
Inside Fair Hill’s C− for safety
How sure: The rate comes from Garda station areas, shared out by where residents live, not from crime inside the town’s own boundary.
The grade counts assaults and harassment, kidnapping, robbery, weapons offences, burglary and damage per resident, averaged over three years, and places the town among every Irish town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more (the five city totals aren’t in it).
Its place: #43 of 54 in Co. Cork and #221 of 320 Irish towns.
Violent crime, burglary and damage the Gardaí recorded per resident, 2023–2025, against Irish towns of 1,000 people or more.
Fair Hill, year by year
Violent · per 1,000 residents
Burglary & damage · per 1,000 residents
Its highest year was 2016, at 20.5 per 1,000 residents, and its lowest 2021, at 15.2. Across Ireland the same rate went from 12 in 2016 to 11.6 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Violent | Burglary & damage | Graded | Ireland | All recorded crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.4 | 7 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 50.2 |
| 2024 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 59.3 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 8 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 54.2 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 20.1 | 11.6 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 8 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 63.4 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 68.8 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 17.9 | 12.8 | 67.3 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 17 | 12.4 | 70.7 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 12.8 | 72.4 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 12 | 59.1 |
CSO CJA11, recorded crime incidents by Garda station, 2016–2025, shared to the town by where its residents live. Every year is divided by the residents counted in 2022, so the line moves with recorded crime, not with population. CSO publishes recorded crime “under reservation”, its flag on the quality of Garda recording.
Violence, burglary and damage the Gardaí recorded each year in the station areas where Fair Hill’s residents live, per 1,000 residents, against Ireland as a whole.
What was recorded, by type
Against the typical town its size, Fair Hill runs highest on damage to property (6.9 per 1,000 against 4.4) and assaults and harassment (6.8 per 1,000 against 4.8).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road and traffic offences | not graded | 11.7 | 9.3 |
| Theft | not graded | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| Damage to property | Burglary & damage | 6.9 | 4.4 |
| Assaults and harassment | Violent | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Public order offences | not graded | 5.8 | 5 |
| Drug offences | not graded | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Dangerous or negligent acts | not graded | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| Offences against justice | not graded | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Burglary | Burglary & damage | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Weapons and explosives | Violent | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Robbery, extortion and hijacking | Violent | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Other offences | not graded | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Kidnapping | Violent | 0.1 | 0 |
The groups are CSO’s. Dangerous or negligent acts, drug offences, road and traffic offences and offences against justice count Garda checks more than victims; they, theft, public order and other offences are shown but not graded. Homicide and sexual offences aren’t published by station; fraud is left out.
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Fair Hill places 28th of 40 towns its size, the least crime first
| # | Town | People | Violent | Burglary & damage | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glounthaune Cork | 5,000 | 3.4 | 2.4 | A |
| … | |||||
| 3 | Glanmire Cork | 4,454 | 3.5 | 2.5 | A |
| … | |||||
| 6 | Clonakilty Cork | 5,112 | 4.2 | 2.5 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 19 | Tramore Cork | 4,803 | 8 | 4.9 | C |
| … | |||||
| 25 | Tipperary Tipperary | 5,387 | 4.8 | 10 | C |
| 26 | Carrick-On-Shannon Leitrim | 4,743 | 9.4 | 5.8 | C− |
| 27 | Birr Offaly | 4,726 | 7.4 | 8 | C− |
| 28 | Fair Hill Cork | 4,910 | 8.1 | 8.1 | C− |
| 29 | Woodquay and Nuns Island Galway | 4,948 | 11.1 | 7.2 | C− |
| 30 | Dangan Galway | 4,621 | 11.1 | 7.2 | C− |
| 31 | Castlegar Galway | 4,315 | 11.1 | 7.2 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | St Stephen's Green Dublin | 5,319 | 53.3 | 38.7 | D− |
The 40 Irish towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500+ people closest in population; the city totals are left out. Graded crime: violent crime, burglary and damage.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, 2023 to 2025, counting from the least: towns ranked near Fair Hill, and others in Co. Cork.
Crime in Fair Hill per 1,000 residents
Violence per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Burglary & damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 8 burglaries or acts of criminal damage, plus 11 thefts, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded incident.
Crime in the places around Fair Hill
| Town | People | Violent | Burglary & damage | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Hill | 4,910 | 8.1 | 8.1 | C− |
| Farranree | 3,824 | 13.7 | 9.7 | D |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly | 8,606 | 8.6 | 7 | C− |
| Knocknaheeny | 5,592 | 6 | 7.5 | C |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 6 | 7.5 | C |
| Blackpool | 3,124 | 13.7 | 9.7 | D |
| Shandon | 3,539 | 13.7 | 9.7 | D |
Fair Hill records more graded crime per resident than 3 of its 6 neighbours. Hollyhill and Ballincolly, 0.8 km away, records 8.6 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Fair Hill’s 8.1.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three-year average. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Station areas, not the town’s boundary. Crime is published by Garda station. Each station’s incidents are divided by the people living in its area (Census 2022), and Fair Hill takes the rates of the areas its residents live in, weighted by how many live in each.
- Checks are shown, not graded. Road traffic, dangerous driving, drug and justice offences mostly record Garda activity: one rural station can book thousands of camera detections. The grade leaves them out, with theft and public order, and counts violence, burglary and damage.
- Each year, and one average. CSO publishes crime by station once a year. The chart follows every year since 2016; the grade averages 2023, 2024 and 2025, because a small station area’s count swings from year to year. There are no months.
- No streets. No street- or ward-level crime is published in Ireland: the finest grain is the Garda station area.
Questions about safety in Fair Hill
Is Fair Hill safe?
The Gardaí recorded about 8.1 violent incidents and 8.1 burglaries or acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year in the station areas Fair Hill’s residents live in, averaged over 2023–2025. That earns a C− for safety: more crime per resident than 79% of Irish towns.
What is the most common crime in Fair Hill?
Road and traffic offences: about 57 a year (2023–2025 average). Next came theft (56) and damage to property (34). That is mostly Garda enforcement (road checks and the like), not crime against residents, and it isn’t graded.
Is crime going up in Fair Hill?
The recorded rate in the graded categories fell 25% from 2016 to 2025: 20.5 per 1,000 residents in 2016, 15.5 in 2025. The grade uses the three-year average, so one unusual year moves it less.
How does Fair Hill compare with Ireland as a whole?
The station areas Fair Hill’s residents live in record 16.2 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 residents a year (2023–2025). Across Ireland the figure is 11.9.
Is Fair Hill safer than the towns around it?
3 of the 6 neighbouring towns with figures record less violence, burglary and damage per resident than Fair Hill (16.2 per 1,000 a year). The lowest is Gurranebraher, at 13.5.
How sure is Fair Hill’s Safety Grade?
The rate comes from Garda station areas, shared out by where residents live, not from crime inside the town’s own boundary.
Source: CSO, Recorded crime incidents by Garda station (CJA11), 2023–2025, and Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: CSO, Recorded crime incidents by Garda station (CJA11), 2023–2025 · CSO, Census 2022 Small Areas and the 2011 Garda sub-districts · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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