Is New Ross safe? Ireland travel risk
Is New Ross safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
New Ross scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Ireland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 20 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
New Ross scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ireland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to New Ross: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ireland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 52.3967° N, 6.9367° W place New Ross within Wexford at an elevation of 53 meters. Heading to Dublin: 115.3 km NNE.
Wexford
52.3967° N, 6.9367° W
53 m
Europe/Dublin
8,610
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ireland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of New Ross happened in January, March, August, October and December (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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