Crumlin Rd

scurnane · 20-01-2017 09:02PM #1

Hello, my family (from Cork) is travelling to Belfast for a few days and are planning to stay on Crumlin Road.

A TripAdvisor site says it's not a very safe area. Can anyone provide info?

We have young kids so we won't be walking around the place late at night.

Thanks

catrionanic · 20-01-2017 10:43PM

Are you staying with friends or family? Or renting a house or something?

I honestly would steer clear of the crumlin road. It's an interface area and some parts are very loyalist - union jacks everywhere, which can be quite intimidating. It's also quite a deprived area - lots of derelict houses and rundown in general.... there's a high crime rate too - you're always hearing about things happening there on the news.

I was brought up ten minutes away from there and I have some family on the crumlin road and I just wouldn't advise anyone who doesn't know the place and have their wits about them to stay there. Belfast is such a great city with so many brilliant areas to stay in.... unfortunately the crumlin road would be one of the worst of them.

scurnane · 20-01-2017 11:12PM

Thanks. We would be renting an apartment. Might look elsewhere.

Thanks again for the advice.

catrionanic · 21-01-2017 10:02AM

Wouldn't be a friendly place for a family from cork, really. I'd be worried about having a car with a southern reg parked on the crumlin road. And the area would give you a poor impression of what is generally an awesome city.

I would really recommend you book somewhere else. Somewhere on the south of the city would likely suit you best.

catrionanic · 22-01-2017 10:12PM

Just by way of updates, a police officer was shot on the crumlin road tonight

Sums the area up really

Crumlin Rd

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