List of non-safe neighborhoods in Dublin

ewiz9

Is there a list of non-safe areas in Dublin? Based on the number of crimes committed

TXPTGR1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058224329/list-of-non-safe-neighborhoods-in-dublin

Dalkey , fox rock, ballsbridge are pretty bad

not sure if your on about white collar crime though?

berocca2016

No and wouldn't really be reflective, like most burglaries would be in well off areas as they have better stuff to steal ?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058224329/list-of-non-safe-neighborhoods-in-dublin

What types of crimes exactly?

Murt10

If you have an estate or a road that you're looking at with a view to purchasing, if you enter the address into Google and charged or courts, you'll get a list of people from that road or area who have been before the courts and what they were charged with.

Obviously the less you find the better. Every estate has one or two mentions, but if you get numerous hits then you can draw your own conclusions.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373482#Comment_118373482

Doesn't mean that those persons commit crime in their own area!

Harryd225

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058224329/list-of-non-safe-neighborhoods-in-dublin

Very few areas in dublin I would consider unsafe, maybe a very small fraction of Finglas and the back arse of Darndale are the only places I would consider relatively unsafe that I know of anyway.

Murt10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373486#Comment_118373486

No, but it tells you where they live. Assault, GBH, drug dealing and possession, breaking and entering. Would you like to live near people who habitually do this?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373494#Comment_118373494

did you read the thread about living beside a criminal?

everybody lives beside a criminal or two.

Jobstown seems pretty rough.

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373494#Comment_118373494

There's not much breaking and entering in areas where there are lots of assaults. The people from the bad places usually travel to the good places as they will get more for less risk.

Do you think that thieves aren't scouting out posh areas? You don't need to live in a bad area to suffer from anti social behaviour.

pauliebdub

There's very few if any places that are unsafe in Dublin. There are pockets of deprivation and neglect all over Dublin - individual estates and flats complexes really.

Smouse156

West Dublin, North Dublin City & City Centre probably covers half the bad areas 😂…better question- where are the safe areas

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118373432#Comment_118373432

True

riclad

You might say working class areas, I think you can judge by price too, houses in middle class areas are much more expensive , you can look at a area on Google Street View, empty boarded up houses is a bad sign, lots of litter abandoned cars is a bad sign, lots of graffiti on walls is not good. Are look ar area X, adress, Ed Street name, crime on Google.ie

Jmc25

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118380665#Comment_118380665

What really constitutes a working class area anymore? There's former council houses in traditionally working class areas going for close to half a million now, partially because of the sheet desperation of buyers, but also because they're safe, settled areas.

The vast majority of "working class" areas are very safe.

bassy

Fair city in recent times

you2008

4get of Dublin - move to Kildare and you are sorted :)

Supercell

Litter and graffiti are all you need to evaluate an area OP, if the locals dont respect their own neighbourhood, they sure as hell wont respect you.

bikeman1

Dublin 1 to Dublin 24 inclusive.

North County Dublin

South County Dublin

In all seriousness you could be broken into in any part of Dublin. I used to live in an affluent area for 3 and a half years. We were nearly broken into with a guy found climbing out a window. In the community there was non stop reports of theft.

My other half lived in an area that many people would not even drive through at 100kmph and they left their back door open during the day for their cats! The line was they never go after their own!

Dublin is a city that is ever changing and areas change from street to street even in a small local area. You can’t label a place safe or good or the opposite.

riclad

Burglars go where the money is middle class areas where people have 1000euro laptops iPhone 12 etc. I know an estate in finglas council estate it's quiet, I visit my friend there. all the houses are owned by the people who lived there as tenants or recent buyers, after 2000 dublin City Council sold off 95 per cent of the council houses to any tenant who wanted to buy one who could afford it dublin is a very diverse city its not realistic to say stay out of area X. One sign if you see 1 or cars in every driveway you are probably in a safe area. If you see a 2 bedroom house going for 150k you have to ask why is this house so cheap?

There must be a reason. Also drive by at 9pm is there groups of teens hanging around drinking not a good sign rubbish bags old furniture dumped windows boarded up empty houses is not a sign of a good area

The only 100 percent council areas are apartment blocks which the council will not sell off

it takes 2 2 tango

Balbriggan

Caranica

It used to be against the charter on here to make sweeping generalisations about areas, and with good reason too. Every "good" area has bad apples locally and imports them, and is very attractive to criminals. Every "bad area" has trouble of some sort but also some salt of the earth people.

So asking a question like this online is a waste of time. Visit the areas at different times of the day and night, ask local shopkeepers/Gardai, Google the area and "court" or "charged". All of these will be much more informative than sweeping generalisations like have been made by some posters here.

I lived in Dublin 4 for ten years and never once saw the likes of this:

https://youtu.be/Ta7HVgFgfRM

Some areas are significantly more prone to social disorder.

JimmyVik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118383926#Comment_118383926

I worked for a charity and used to bring gifts to peoples houses before Christmas as one of the more rewarding, but risky parts of the job. I have seen this go on in a few of these places. The kind of places where it took 4 up us to do the deliveries. 2 to stay in the van with the engine running and 2 to deliver the boxes to the houses.

The places ive seen similar scenes to the above video, some even with flames coming out of cars still being driven are. Cherry Orchard, Darndale, Finglas, The liberties and Coolock. Now ive been to a quiet a few bad areas but those ones were right out of GTA :) But whats funny is when you go into the houses and are speaking to the residents with the carnage going on outside, they dont even notice it. Its just normal to them. They think the place is lovely and peaceful.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118390456#Comment_118390456

While there are some areas in Dublin which would not be the most desirable, there is no way, under any type of description that Cherrywood is a 'bad area'

JimmyVik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118390512#Comment_118390512

Apologies. You are correct. Though nearby Loughlinstown park is a total kip, my mention of Cherrywood was an auto correct brain fart. Meant to say Cherry Orchard.

Amadan Dubh

By contrast, the better areas of Dublin practically draw themselves in a nice line on a map; places on the Southside along the dart line from Grand Canal Dock to Killiney and then inland to only a bit further west of the N11 (eg Milltown, Ranelagh, Clonskeagh, Foxrock).

People can of course pick out pockets of nice areas outside of this area but the advantage of any of the parts contained in my "best areas map" is that the places are themselves unanimously surrounded by other good areas which you don't always get when people say things like "Castleknock is nice" or whatever.

kyote00

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118390589#Comment_118390589

Cherry Orchard would be grand if it wasn’t for the prison, halting site, metadone clinic, silver granite pub and proximity to Ballyfermot…

other than that grand.

note that there are no cherry’s left in the orchard either

Harryd225

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118394329#Comment_118394329

Or basically the entire green line of the Luas

dublin49

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118394329#Comment_118394329

the exact same logic works almost identically from Marino to Howth and around to Malahide.

Harryd225

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118394392#Comment_118394392

Marino is directly beside Ballybough is it not?

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118394403#Comment_118394403

As most posters on the thread have agreed, Marino is now a kip... SWIDT

dublin49

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118394403#Comment_118394403

Average house prices in Marino are around 500k,fab place to live,great schools Clubs ,access ,Near fab Dublin Bay,best place in Dublin to live bar the silly money areas like D4 or Sutton/Howth

chucklebrothers.com

would anyone have advice on places to avoid in bawnogue?looking at houses to buy and seems pretty quiet and safe...looking at melrose,lindisfarne part ect...

jayjay2010

Plenty of pockets within D4 do not fit the typical "affluent" D4 that many assume. Ringsend/Irishtown has a few sketchy parts. Picked up a Dominos near Grand Canal Dock and couldn't get out quick enough -groups of youth hanging around on bikes causing chaos.

Personally D6/6W generally speaking would be a safe bet. But again this is one of the most expensive postcodes in the country so not realistic for a lot of people.

I know Tallaght quite well - although it has a terrible reputation, some parts are lovely: Belgard, Kingswood, Bancroft etc.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118612357#Comment_118612357

Those kids aren't from grand canal dock, they're from the filthy warrens of Pearse Street.

Liberty_Bear

I know Clondalkin gets a bad rep but the village is fine and there are a few apaartments going for under 220k if you browse Daft. Not amazing areas but its a decent spot to rear kids. Inchicore is fairly sought after too, can seem a bit rough but three bed gaffs go for 250k.Google the area in the news section of google, see what you come up with but let it not be the sole basis for your decision where to live.

Ray Palmer

I have recently been traveling around Dublin suburbs picking up tools from adverts. It has brought me deep into areas I would never normally go. It is pretty easy to spot a dodgy area as you approach it. If you see massive security barriers on shops and takeaways it is likely to be a place with high GBH. If there are a lot of vans parked in the area it will be rough and dirty.

Finglas has nice parts but overwhelmingly rough and run down. It is actually scary driving there. Was there on Sunday and there were 4 lads ridding sulkies down a main road. Rubbish just all over the streets and run down property. I don't see it ever becoming gentrified unlike other former council housing areas. Donnycarney has about another 15 years to turn but completely but well on the way to being rid of anti-social residents.

What's high GBH?

Cuddlesworth

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118612508#Comment_118612508

When I was a kid the lads in Clondalkin would rob motorbikes and use the chains they cut to blow power to entire estates(not going to go into how on the internet). That was 3 decades ago but the rep was deserved then.

tinytobe

I've never heard anything positive about Finglas, Cabra, Glasnevin or Phibsbourogh, but for temporary renting it's probably bearable.

Very bad is East Wall, North Strand and around Fairview park. I would never ever rent there, or even worse buy something there.

Cabra, glasnevin and phibsboro are extremely desirable and expensive areas.

East wall & north strand are not very bad at all, as for not renting there? You probably couldn't afford it!

Liberty_Bear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118615192#Comment_118615192

Feckin hell!

I know my mates in Neilstown used to use burnt out cars as bases when playing as kids!

Thestart

This thread should be moved to crime Or something!

it’s not really accommodation or property.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118383926#Comment_118383926

I've seen hundreds of robbed cars bating around Irishtown (Dublin 4) over the years.

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118615390#Comment_118615390

I still wouldn't live in any of these areas and also expensive doesn't mean quality in Dublin at all.

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118615179#Comment_118615179

Grievous Bodily Harm. You will be attacked

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118615274#Comment_118615274

You are way off there on Galsnevin and Phibsbourogh are great areas with Phibsbourgh winning a world wide review of areas in Time Out.

North Strand has changed so much and is getting more expensive everyday. There are currently plans to build 2 more apartment blocks there with another one under construction. Marino is also by Fairview park and highly desirable. East wall is still rough but changing rapidly.

Most properties in North Strand being sold goes to a well paid professional now. Lots of lawyer, doctors, high paid IT workers there. The old locals have mostly moved out. Reminants are renters mostly and they are getting priced out by rents and sales of property.

There are some nice places in Finglas and Cabra but overall they are rough. Cabra looks like it could gentrify but not Finglas. Coolock is going to get worse when they add all the rent only apartments

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118616663#Comment_118616663

Thanks for the update on this. I haven't been to Dublin in a while.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118616387#Comment_118616387

Were all the drivers wearing a classic robber's outfit or something?

🧐

You've never once seen the likes of that video in D4, quit your fibbing.