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 106 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: | 1.6/5 | 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?
Dublin
I would prefer to be out during the day than during the night. Unfortunately people in the city are becoming more racist because of social/political opinions. I would recommend speaking English where possible to avoid racial abuse in public as people have been targeted when speaking a different language.
Posted: October 8, 2025
Gwen
Dublin
I find Dublin city to be very safe as I was raised in the city There are some areas where there are higher crime rates that I wouldn’t walk alone, due to possible anti social behaviour but I’m very aware of these areas
Posted: October 8, 2025Kilkee
I stayed 2 weeks on a farm in Kilkee by a lovely woman, we never loked the door, and I felt very safe-also in the night, the city is cute and the beach is sooo wonderful with the cliffs! People are generally elder but very kind!
Posted: October 2, 2025City Centre
I’ve lived here for nearly five years now and I have felt very safe overall. The people are very friendly and always up to help out. I came here for college and have since stayed here, I would definitely recommend it.
Posted: September 20, 2025
Sisley
Dublin
Safe I don’t know But there are a lot of homeless and drug addicts all over the city. They don't do anything, they don't move, but they're always there. Some neighborhoods suck more than others, especially in the north.
Posted: September 18, 2025Is Ireland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 114 experiences from female travelers
Dingle, Solo travel
Go see the monastery, definitely go to The cheese shop in Dingle it was amazing. Explore some of the beaches around Dingle they're really pretty. I absolutely loved my time in Dingle especially because I went during the Dingle food festival. If you can go during the Dingle food festival definitely do that.
Posted: October 4, 2025Experienced: September, 2022Safety in Ireland
Dublin
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Cork
Trim
Roscommon
Wexford
Abbeyleix
Waterford
Oughterard
Limerick
Dundalk
Bray
Nenagh
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