How safe is Mayo? A question, many will ask.

Recent research shows, Ireland ranks second in 2025 Global Peace Index, with Roscommon the statistically safest county.

Roscommon has been named Ireland’s safest county in a study conducted by Long & Co.

In an effort to identify the safest county in which to reside, the Galway-based estate agent and auctioneer looked at several criteria, including population, the number of people per crime reported and the number of Gardaí available.

What are safest counties in Ireland?

Finding that Roscommon is Ireland’s safest county wasn’t Long & Co.’s only discovery, as their research of crime in Ireland between September 1st, 2020 - 2025, also found that:

A staggering 314,124 ‘theft and related offences’ were reported throughout Ireland.

Gardaí at Store Street Station, Dublin, were Ireland’s busiest as they handled 43,731 reported crimes. In Templederry, Tipperary, the statistics show that only 8 crimes were reported.

With a population of 220,826, there are 699 people per Garda in Meath, while in Leitrim there are 352 people per Garda.

In Cavan, a total of 21,955 crimes were reported to the 176 Gardaí, giving them a hefty workload of 125 cases each. In Roscommon, 5,217 crimes were reported to 145 Gardaí, giving them 36 cases each to handle.

“The results are great for Roscommon,” Ronán Long, founder of Long & Co. said, “which as we all know boasts superb scenery, attractions and activities for all. For those looking for their forever home, the likes of Roscommon Town, Boyle and Castlerea are top choices. Of course, much like the rest of Ireland, housing is in demand, although I’m sure these new safety figures will really catch buyers’ attention.”

As of October 13th, 2025, there were 228 homes for sale in County Roscommon, with 10,214 available in the whole of Ireland. If people are looking to buy in Roscommon, or anywhere in Ireland, Ronán has some words of advice.

How safe is the county of Mayo?

Check the full table to see how safe Mayo is:

Mayo is the third safest county in Ireland. Regarding the fact, that Ireland has been ranked as second in the 2025 Global Peace Index, we can consider us relatively safe here.

How is the safest county assessed?

Several resources were used to gather this insightful data, including the Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2022 Census and Crime and Justice Statistics report, as well as information from Gardai.ie.

Long & Co. analysed key safety indicators such as county population, the number of Gardaí per county, the number of people per Garda, the number of crimes reported per county, the number of Gardaí available per crime and the number of people per crime reported.

Roscommon ranked highest when the scores were tallied, making it statistically the safest county in Ireland to raise a family in 2025.

It's also worth mentioning that Ireland scores highly on the Global Peace Index. This index provides scores between 1-5, with lower the score meaning a more peaceful, safe country.

Ireland ranked second for 2025 with a score of 1.26. Using the same scale, Ireland scored 2.15 for ‘Perception of criminality’ and 1 for ‘Violent Crime’.

READ NEXT: Pensioner killers from Mayo had combined 106 previous convictions