Is It Safe to Live in Co. Roscommon?
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Safety Guide in Co. Roscommon, Connacht
Roscommon is one of the safer counties in Ireland, with rural communities experiencing particularly low crime rates. CSO crime statistics under the Roscommon/Longford Garda division show that crime varies significantly by area within the county. PropertyPack provides address-level crime data for any Eircode in Roscommon, broken down by offence type, so you can make a safety assessment specific to your street, not just the county average.
location_onCo. Roscommon at a Glance
- Population
- 70,000
- Province
- Connacht
- Coastline
- Inland county
- Character
- Predominantly Rural
- Main Rivers
- Shannon, Suck, Boyle
- Median Price (2026)
- €232,500 (+16.3% YoY)
- Radon (of homes tested)
- 11.3% at/above 200 Bq/m³
- Recorded Flood Events
- 244
- Mica/Pyrite (DCB Scheme)
- Not designated
Sources: Property Price Register (sales to 2026); EPA radon measurements to 2019 (self-selected sample — % of homes tested, not prevalence); past flood events derived from OPW floodinfo.ie data; DCB scheme designations via gov.ie.
Recorded Crime Covering Co. Roscommon
Official CSO figures for the Roscommon/Longford Garda Division — every incident recorded by An Garda Síochána over the four quarters 2025Q1–2025Q4.
Recorded Incidents (2025Q1–2025Q4)
3,766
Per 1,000 Residents
32.2
Incidents by Offence Type
- Road and traffic offences879
- Theft and related offences591
- Dangerous or negligent acts520
- Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences454
- Public order and other social code offences351
- Damage to property and to the environment offences309
- Offences against government, justice procedures and organisation of crime209
- Controlled drug offences203
- Burglary and related offences101
- Offences not elsewhere classified49
- Sexual offences47
- Weapons and explosives offences34
- Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences17
- Kidnapping and related offences2
Source: CSO table CJQ06, recorded crime incidents by Garda division, 2025Q1–2025Q4. Division-level figures — a PropertyPack report narrows this to the area around a specific address.
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What We Check for Every Roscommon Property
Every PropertyPack report runs 18 checks. Here are 12 of the key risk categories, all aggregated from official Irish government data.
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Safety Guide in Roscommon: FAQs
A PropertyPack report for any Roscommon address covers 18 risk categories: flood risk (OPW data), radon levels (EPA data), BER ratings (SEAI), property prices (Property Price Register), crime statistics (CSO), school catchment, broadband speeds, planning applications, air quality, noise levels, and more. Each check runs for the Eircode you enter, with the data's confidence level labelled where a source is only published at county or division level.
The full 18-check PDF report for any Roscommon address costs €29. House-hunting across several properties? A 3-report bundle is €59 and a 5-report bundle is €79. You see a free snapshot first — no card needed.
Before committing to property in Roscommon, check flood risk (especially near Shannon, Suck and Boyle), radon levels (11.3% of homes tested in Roscommon over the Reference Level), BER rating (affects heating costs), broadband speed, local crime statistics, school catchment, and recent planning applications. PropertyPack covers these and more — 18 checks in a single report for any Eircode.
Risk levels vary across Roscommon depending on which factor you're considering. Properties away from Shannon, Suck and Boyle flood plains have lower flood risk. For radon, 11.3% of homes tested in Roscommon measured over the Reference Level — the EPA's map shows which areas are classified as High Radon Areas. Well-established residential areas in Roscommon, Boyle, Castlerea tend to have better broadband, lower crime, and closer school access. PropertyPack helps you compare specific locations within Roscommon across 18 risk categories.
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