By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 56Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Agia Varvara scores 51 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for overall safety — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Agia Varvara has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety. An estimated 1,897 people live there: the 2021 census counts the surrounding community as a whole, and this is its share by area.
The score is absolute, not a ranking: 50 is the offence rate of Greece as a whole and every doubling of the rate costs the same points, so any two places compare directly. How the scores are made
Updated · police figures: Eurostat 2021–2024 · What's new
What Agia Varvara is actually like
A residential neighbourhood extending south of the city centre at close range, named for its parish church. It is ordinary inner Patras: apartment blocks of various vintages, a few older houses, neighbourhood shops and schools, with a mix of families, older residents and students taking advantage of the short walk into town. There is no visitor attraction. Against Agia Triada, its immediate neighbour toward Prosfygika, it is quieter and has no documented policing profile; against Krya Iteon and the districts further south it is much closer in and better connected, which makes it one of the more liveable of the southern inner quarters.
After dark
Quiet residential streets with reasonable lighting on the main axes. Some late footfall from people walking home from the centre. No incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings in the 2024-2026 record name Agia Varvara.
What to watch for
- Ordinary street-theft precautions on the walk in and out of the centre after dark
- Standard home security
Staying here
Reasonable for a cheap short let within walking distance of the centre. For an early Italy ferry it is better placed than most inner districts — you are on the southern side — but still take a taxi to the South Port gates.
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Questions people ask
Is Agia Varvara safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα) at 51 out of 100 for overall safety — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the Greek average. It is a modelled estimate, not a count of crimes recorded there: it comes from the estimate for Patras, since there are no police figures for Agia Varvara itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 560 property and 120 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Agia Varvara safe at night?+
Quiet residential streets with reasonable lighting on the main axes. Some late footfall from people walking home from the centre. No incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings in the 2024-2026 record name Agia Varvara.
How does Agia Varvara compare with the rest of Patras?+
Agia Varvara has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety.