Ovria 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 6,308 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 Ovria is actually like
The largest settlement of the Messatida municipal unit, south-east of the city and effectively a commuter suburb rather than a village, with some 9,500 residents at the 2001 census. It borders Mintilogli, Krini, Saravali, Paralia and Petroto. Ordinary suburban housing, schools and shops; no visitor draw and no incident reporting.
After dark
Quiet suburban streets, dark on the lanes between built-up pockets. No documented incidents or patrol priorities name Ovrias.
What to watch for
- Unlit connecting lanes between settlements
- Standard home security for detached houses
Staying here
Fine as a cheap longer-term base with a car. Not useful for a short visit, and a taxi run to the South Port for an early Italy ferry.
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Questions people ask
Is Ovria safe?
Ovria (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Οβριάς) 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 Ovria is. That works out to about 664 property offences and 112.7 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year.
Is Ovria safe at night?
Ovria 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 Ovria compare with the rest of Patras?
Ovria scores 52 out of 100 for overall safety, against 51 for Patras as a whole — about the same as its surroundings.