Is Ireland Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Ireland consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Ireland consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 1.4% percentage of women in Ireland have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 101 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Ireland?
Clara
Swords
I’ve been here for a month now and nothing has happened, not experienced any harassment or anything like but there’s always a risk so yeah you can never be too sure but nothing has happened to me yet.
Posted: September 17, 2025
Jael
Galway
It’s the safest city I’ve ever been to be honest, but being a woman is not safe enough in any place sadly. I feel like there might be some areas that I would avoid at night but not for dangerous people rather than being completely empty, that makes me insecure in any place. But overall I always go back by foot to my place at anytime and feel really really safe
Posted: September 16, 2025
Arpita
Dublin
My locality is quite safe and I have never experienced anything problematic, although some friends in dublin tell me they have been in situations where they felt unsafe so as a woman I just stay cautious at all times.
Posted: September 15, 2025Ireland
It's definitely not the safest place, especially the big cities and at night. People can get very weird. (especially men). Solo women and women who may look foreign can get targeted more. I recommend not going alone.
Posted: September 3, 2025Dublin
I stayed in three different hostels in dublin and I felt safe in all of them. I often stayed out alone way till after dark and never experienced an uncomfortable or dangerous situation till now. The people in irland are nearly always very welcoming and friendly or at least the people i got to meet. It was said to me that the north side of dublin is a dangerous area but I also stayed in a hostel there and spend some time on that side and didn’t notice a difference. Overall I would say dublin is a very friendly city.
Posted: August 23, 2025Is Ireland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 113 experiences from female travelers
Dublin, Solo travel
I did a solo travelling trip to Dublin in July! Stayed at Clink i Lar hostel which was very lovely with its central location, common spaces, private curtains beds. The hostel was very commercialised though and didn’t feel as warm and friendly as other places I’ve stayed. I did a walking tour, went to the National Leprechaun Museum, did James Joyce Ulysses walking tours and more! It is definitely a lovely location to solo travel too and at the right hostel you can meet people and go to pubs - I definitely recommend Dublin!
Posted: August 29, 2025Experienced: June, 2025Safety in Ireland
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