Crumlin Rd

scurnane

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

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

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

Thanks again for the advice.

catrionanic

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

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

Sums the area up really