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Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) — Dublin, Ireland

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No concerns found day Average night

In detail

Press coverage of the Donaghmede Local Electoral Area (which spans Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside and Sutton/Howth) shows no evidence of a general daytime safety problem: shopping streets, parks and the coastal areas around Bayside, Sutton and Howth turned up no dated 2023-2026 news reports of muggings, assaults or notable daytime crime patterns. The recurring, documented concern in this area instead centers on the DART rail line and its stations after dark and in evenings, particularly around Kilbarrack and Howth Junction/Donaghmede stations. TheJournal.ie, 98fm and JOE.ie reported that in June 2021 ambulance personnel and Gardaí were attacked by a group of youths at Kilbarrack DART station. Separately, a violent disorder incident at Howth Junction station (covered by the Irish Times and Irish Examiner) resulted in multiple teenagers being arrested after a melee in which a girl fell under a DART carriage; the case concluded in court with a suspended sentence for one of the youths involved. More recently, TheJournal.ie reported in January 2025 that a 15-year-old boy was charged over a Dart station attack following what was described as a 'complex investigation.' A November 2025 Dublin People article quoted Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan describing Northside DART stations (including those serving this LEA) as comparatively 'neglected' versus Southside stations, reflecting ongoing local concern about station safety and anti-social behaviour. Separately, a serious domestic homicide was reported in Raheny in June 2023 (TheJournal.ie, Newstalk, 98fm) — a woman was found dead in a house and a man was later charged with her murder — but this was a domestic-violence case, not indicative of stranger or street danger to visitors or residents generally. Overall, daytime activity in the area shows no particular concern, while evening/night use of the DART stations along this stretch of line carries a documented, if localized and youth-related, pattern of anti-social behaviour and occasional violent incidents. Sources checked: TheJournal.ie (thejournal.ie); 98fm (98fm.com); JOE.ie (joe.ie); The Irish Times (irishtimes.com); Irish Examiner (irishexaminer.com); Newstalk (newstalk.com); Dublin People (dublinpeople.com).

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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Dublin publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.

Frequently asked questions

Is Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) safe?

Wandroz currently rates Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) in Dublin as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report during the day and roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Dublin at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Dublin publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.

Is Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) safe at night?

At night, Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) is rated as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Dublin. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.

Is Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) a good area to stay in as a tourist?

Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth)'s day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Raheny, not Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.

Is there official crime data for Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth)?

Not an official government crime feed — Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.

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