Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Prospect and Newtown Pery than in 92% of Irish towns
Behind the grade sit 9.7 violent incidents and 11.2 incidents of burglary and damage per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 5.7 and 6.1 in the typical town its size. Add to that, its Safety Grade is D, on incidents the Gardaí recorded in the station areas where Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents live from 2023 to 2025: #8 of 15 in Co. Limerick. Set beside Ireland, where violence, burglary and damage come to 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year, the local figure is 20.8. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 16% from 2016 to 2025.
Incidents per 1,000 residents (Census 2022) a year, 2023–2025 average, in the Garda station areas residents live in. Homicide and sexual offences aren’t published by station, so no figure here includes them.
What stands out about safety in Prospect and Newtown Pery
Above the Irish rate
The station areas Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents live in record 20.8 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 residents a year (2023–2025), against 11.9 across Ireland: 1.8 times the national rate. Safety Grade ↓
Theft: high for a town its size
Prospect and Newtown Pery records 25.3 incidents of theft per 1,000 residents a year, against 11.6 in the typical town among Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
More crime than many places its size
Among the 40 Irish towns closest in size, Prospect and Newtown Pery ranks 35th, counting from the least graded crime: lower than Ballinacurra, Rathbane and Farranree, higher than Bohernabreena, St Luke's and Grange. Towns its size ↓
Less recorded than in 2016
The Gardaí recorded 20.8 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 of Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents in 2016 and 17.4 in 2025. Across Ireland the rate went from 12 to 11.6. Year by year ↓
Written from CSO’s recorded crime by Garda station (CJA11) and Census 2022. Figures are incidents the Gardaí recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Prospect and Newtown Pery’s grade
How sure: The rate comes from Garda station areas, shared out by where residents live, not from crime inside the town’s own boundary.
The grade counts assaults and harassment, kidnapping, robbery, weapons offences, burglary and damage per resident, averaged over three years, and places the town among every Irish town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more (the five city totals aren’t in it).
Its place: #8 of 15 in Co. Limerick and #272 of 320 Irish towns.
Violent crime, burglary and damage the Gardaí recorded per resident, 2023–2025, against Irish towns of 1,000 people or more.
Of 40 towns its size, Prospect and Newtown Pery is 35th from the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Burglary & damage | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilcullen Kildare | 3,815 | 2.2 | 3.1 | A |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Bohernabreena Dublin | 4,613 | 7.8 | 10.7 | D |
| 33 | St Luke's Cork | 4,278 | 11.2 | 8.8 | D |
| 34 | Grange Waterford | 4,109 | 10.6 | 9.7 | D |
| 35 | Prospect and Newtown Pery Limerick | 4,122 | 9.7 | 11.2 | D |
| 36 | Ballinacurra Limerick | 3,719 | 9.7 | 11.2 | D |
| 37 | Rathbane Limerick | 4,111 | 9.9 | 11.4 | D |
| 38 | Farranree Cork | 3,824 | 13.7 | 9.7 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Cork City Centre Cork | 3,701 | 23.5 | 12.9 | D− |
The 40 Irish towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500+ people closest in population; the city totals are left out. Graded crime: violent crime, burglary and damage.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, 2023 to 2025, counting from the least: towns ranked near Prospect and Newtown Pery, and others in Co. Limerick.
What was recorded, by type
Against the typical town its size, Prospect and Newtown Pery runs highest on theft (25.3 per 1,000 against 11.6), damage to property (8.8 per 1,000 against 4.4) and assaults and harassment (7.8 per 1,000 against 4.8).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | not graded | 25.3 | 11.6 |
| Dangerous or negligent acts | not graded | 15.5 | 5.3 |
| Road and traffic offences | not graded | 12.9 | 9.3 |
| Offences against justice | not graded | 10.3 | 1.5 |
| Damage to property | Burglary & damage | 8.8 | 4.4 |
| Assaults and harassment | Violent | 7.8 | 4.8 |
| Public order offences | not graded | 7.1 | 5 |
| Drug offences | not graded | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Burglary | Burglary & damage | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Weapons and explosives | Violent | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Other offences | not graded | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Robbery, extortion and hijacking | Violent | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Kidnapping | Violent | 0.1 | 0 |
The groups are CSO’s. Dangerous or negligent acts, drug offences, road and traffic offences and offences against justice count Garda checks more than victims; they, theft, public order and other offences are shown but not graded. Homicide and sexual offences aren’t published by station; fraud is left out.
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Prospect and Newtown Pery, year by year
Violent · per 1,000 residents
Burglary & damage · per 1,000 residents
Its highest year was 2023, at 22.9 per 1,000 residents, and its lowest 2020, at 15.8. Across Ireland the same rate went from 12 in 2016 to 11.6 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Violent | Burglary & damage | Graded | Ireland | All recorded crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 11.6 | 91.4 |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 22.1 | 12.1 | 102.3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 13 | 22.9 | 11.9 | 99 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 98.7 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 18.3 | 10.2 | 86.7 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 85.4 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 21.3 | 12.8 | 109.2 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 21 | 12.4 | 120 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 109.2 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 12 | 99.1 |
CSO CJA11, recorded crime incidents by Garda station, 2016–2025, shared to the town by where its residents live. Every year is divided by the residents counted in 2022, so the line moves with recorded crime, not with population. CSO publishes recorded crime “under reservation”, its flag on the quality of Garda recording.
Violence, burglary and damage the Gardaí recorded each year in the station areas where Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents live, per 1,000 residents, against Ireland as a whole.
Crime in Prospect and Newtown Pery per 1,000 residents
Violence per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Burglary & damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 11 burglaries or acts of criminal damage, plus 25 thefts, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded incident.
Crime in the places around Prospect and Newtown Pery
| Town | People | Violent | Burglary & damage | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 9.7 | 11.2 | D |
| Galvone | 5,412 | 10.3 | 11.9 | D |
| Dock | 6,258 | 10.7 | 12.3 | D |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 11.2 | 12.9 | D |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 9.9 | 11.4 | D |
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 9.7 | 11.2 | D |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 11.2 | 12.9 | D |
Prospect and Newtown Pery records less graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three-year average. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Station areas, not the town’s boundary. Crime is published by Garda station. Each station’s incidents are divided by the people living in its area (Census 2022), and Prospect and Newtown Pery takes the rates of the areas its residents live in, weighted by how many live in each.
- Checks are shown, not graded. Road traffic, dangerous driving, drug and justice offences mostly record Garda activity: one rural station can book thousands of camera detections. The grade leaves them out, with theft and public order, and counts violence, burglary and damage.
- Each year, and one average. CSO publishes crime by station once a year. The chart follows every year since 2016; the grade averages 2023, 2024 and 2025, because a small station area’s count swings from year to year. There are no months.
- No streets. No street- or ward-level crime is published in Ireland: the finest grain is the Garda station area.
Questions about safety in Prospect and Newtown Pery
Is Prospect and Newtown Pery safe?
The Gardaí recorded about 9.7 violent incidents and 11.2 burglaries or acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year in the station areas Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents live in, averaged over 2023–2025. That earns a D for safety: more crime per resident than 92% of Irish towns.
What is the most common crime in Prospect and Newtown Pery?
Theft: about 104 a year (2023–2025 average). Next came dangerous or negligent acts (64) and road and traffic offences (53).
Is crime going up in Prospect and Newtown Pery?
The recorded rate in the graded categories fell 16% from 2016 to 2025: 20.8 per 1,000 residents in 2016, 17.4 in 2025. The grade uses the three-year average, so one unusual year moves it less.
How does Prospect and Newtown Pery compare with Ireland as a whole?
The station areas Prospect and Newtown Pery’s residents live in record 20.8 incidents of violence, burglary and damage per 1,000 residents a year (2023–2025). Across Ireland the figure is 11.9.
Is Prospect and Newtown Pery safer than the towns around it?
0 of the 6 neighbouring towns with figures record less violence, burglary and damage per resident than Prospect and Newtown Pery (20.8 per 1,000 a year). The lowest is Ballinacurra, at 20.8.
How sure is Prospect and Newtown Pery’s Safety Grade?
The rate comes from Garda station areas, shared out by where residents live, not from crime inside the town’s own boundary.
Source: CSO, Recorded crime incidents by Garda station (CJA11), 2023–2025, and Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: CSO, Recorded crime incidents by Garda station (CJA11), 2023–2025 · CSO, Census 2022 Small Areas and the 2011 Garda sub-districts · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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