By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 57Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Kritika 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. Kritika has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety. An estimated 791 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 Kritika is actually like
A small old quarter tucked beside the castle in the upper city, settled by Cretan refugees after the 1866 uprising and named for them. It is one of the most compact and least changed parts of Patras: single-storey and two-storey houses, narrow lanes, long-established families, and almost no commercial activity beyond a kafeneio or two. Visitors reach it by accident walking around the castle walls. Against the tourist-facing taverna streets of Ano Poli it is purely residential and quieter, and against Prosfygika, with which it shares a refugee-settlement origin, it has none of the documented policing problems — it is a small, settled, unremarkable neighbourhood.
After dark
Very quiet. Little through traffic and few people on the streets after dark, which is a matter of emptiness rather than danger. Lighting in the castle lanes is modest. Nothing in the 2024-2026 police or press record names Kritika.
What to watch for
- Unlit lanes and steps around the castle perimeter at night
- Poor footing on old uneven paving
Staying here
There is very little to book here, but if you find a short let it is a calm and characterful spot. Not a sensible choice for an early Italy ferry — you are at the top of the hill and 5 km from the South Port gates.
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Questions people ask
Is Kritika safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Kritika (Κρητικά) 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 Kritika 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 Kritika safe at night?+
Very quiet. Little through traffic and few people on the streets after dark, which is a matter of emptiness rather than danger. Lighting in the castle lanes is modest. Nothing in the 2024-2026 police or press record names Kritika.
How does Kritika compare with the rest of Patras?+
Kritika has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety.