Kavoukaki scores 52 out of 100 for overall safety — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. It is home to about 957 people at 618 people per km².
The score is absolute, not a ranking: 50 is the offence rate for Greece as a whole, 100 the safest end of the scale and 0 the least safe, and every doubling of the rate costs the same number of points wherever you are. Regional units are scored from Eurostat's police-recorded offence rates per 100,000 inhabitants. Greece publishes nothing finer, so municipalities and districts share out their region's measured rate by how built-up they are and by documented local reporting — treat those two levels as an estimate, not a count of reported crime.
What Kavoukaki is actually like
A small northern pocket that has effectively been absorbed into the Anthoupoli neighbourhood, whose new apartment blocks now surround it. The name survives in local usage and in addresses rather than as a distinct district with its own centre. In practice it is northern suburban Patras: recent construction, wide roads, families and students on the convenient side for the university at Rio, and the Archaeological Museum nearby. There is nothing for a short-stay visitor. Against Anthoupoli proper there is no meaningful difference in character or risk, and neither appears anywhere in the 2024-2026 police or press crime reporting for the city.
After dark
Quiet and suburban, with decent lighting on the main roads and less on the residential side streets. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings. Ordinary precautions are enough.
What to watch for
- Fast traffic on the arterial roads at night
- Standard home and vehicle security in a new-build area
Staying here
Fine for a longer stay on the university side of the city. Not worth it for a short visit, and poorly placed for an early Italy ferry at 6-7 km from the South Port gates.
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Questions people ask
Is Kavoukaki safe?
Kavoukaki (Καβουκάκι) scores 52 out of 100 for overall safety on SafetyMap — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the Greek average. That is based on the police-recorded offence rate of its regional unit, apportioned by how built-up Kavoukaki is. That works out to about 660 property offences and 112.6 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year.
Is Kavoukaki safe at night?
Kavoukaki is average for Greece: fine for most people after dark, with the ordinary care you would take in any neighbourhood of Patras late at night.
How does Kavoukaki compare with the rest of Patras?
Kavoukaki scores 52 out of 100 for overall safety, against 51 for Patras as a whole — about the same as its surroundings.