I know that this was posted ages ago, but it really made me angry.
OhPinchy said that the areas around bangor field are undesireable and that his girlfriend would not feel safe waking there in the evening.
This is a distortion of the truth. Kells field is one of the quietest places in Crumlin as a whole. In fact, you can barely find kids playing on the green these days, that's how quiet it is. I lived there since I was 8-19 and I never experienced any trouble. My family also live there. All you have to do is to drive around the green a few times a day if you like to get a feel for the atmosphere, and I'm sure that will PROVE OhPinchy and others wrong.
Leighlin Road has two parts; one part of it is along the green at Kells, and lower leighlin is further down near the four roads. Thats a very narrow road, and there are a couple of families living there that give it a bad name. Also it's very squashed.
Bangor green is fine, also very quiet, although not as quiet as Kells.
Someone made the point that the more towards the middle you go, the rougher it gets. First of all he was judging the layout of Crumlin wrong. The top, middle and lower are not judged by proximity to Kimmage and Drimnagh, but in relation to town and Our Ladys hospital.
My opinion: The areas closer to town are a bit rougher, as are the areas near the village. Therefore the middle, according to my view, is the nicer, quieter part of Crumlin.
An remember Crumlin is not like Finglas, Blanch or Tallaght, as it doesn't have seperate estates. Its one large estate of greens, roads and avenues mostly.
So you can't say which parts are rougher unless you go to those streets and roads individually at different times of the day to get a feel for them.
PS. I would never buy in Crumlin because the houses are too old and I like newer homes. They are good quality though.
And for the record, most of the homes at Kells field (Upper Leighlin) are kept to very high standards by the proud owners.
Like I said, I know Im a bit out of date, but hopefully this will help anyone else if they are looking to buy in Crumlin.
PS: I live in the flats in Dolphins Barn. And nobody here calls them apartments, so dont be daft. And it's a fine place to live. You'd hear a pin drop at night time walking around the place, but thats another day's discussion!