By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 57Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Ano Sichena 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. Ano Sichena has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety. An estimated 34,793 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 Ano Sichena is actually like
The upper half of the Sychaina settlement on the north-eastern edge of the city, recognised as a settlement again in 1951 and attached to the then Municipality of Patras. The Meilichos river runs through Sychaina; in antiquity the temple of Triclarian Artemis stood somewhere near it, though it has never been found. Today Ano Sychaina is a semi-suburban district of detached houses and small blocks on rising ground, with new squares laid out by the municipality and an active property market. Against Anthoupoli below it, it is lower-density and quieter; against the mountain villages further up it is fully part of the city. No crime reporting names it.
After dark
Quiet, low-density and dark on the outer lanes, with little through traffic. The river course and open ground are unlit. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings for Ano Sychaina.
What to watch for
- Unlit outer lanes and the open ground toward the river
- Isolated detached houses; keep normal burglary precautions
Staying here
Fine for a quiet longer stay if you have a car. Not sensible for a short visit or an early Italy ferry — it is on the far north-eastern edge, well away from both ports.
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Questions people ask
Is Ano Sichena safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Ano Sichena (Άνω Συχαινά) 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 Ano Sichena itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 550 property and 120 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Ano Sichena safe at night?+
Quiet, low-density and dark on the outer lanes, with little through traffic. The river course and open ground are unlit. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings for Ano Sychaina.
How does Ano Sichena compare with the rest of Patras?+
Ano Sichena has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety.