By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 56Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Portes 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. Portes has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety. An estimated 2,292 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 Portes is actually like
The old southern entrance to the city — Portes means the gates — a name that survives alongside Pratsika, after the Epirot family of Sideris Pratsikas who held property here. It is a small inner-southern quarter on the approach into the centre, built up with older houses and modest blocks and carrying traffic in and out. There is no visitor interest beyond the name's history. Against Vlatero and Tabahana on the old-city threshold it is flatter and more trafficked; against the southern districts beyond it is closer in and better connected. It appears in none of the 2024-2026 police or press crime reporting.
After dark
An approach road quarter, so traffic continues late and the main axis stays lit; the side streets are quiet and thinly lit. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings name Portes.
What to watch for
- Crossing the busy approach road on foot at night
- Quiet thinly lit side streets off the main axis
Staying here
Workable if you find something cheap and central, with the advantage of being on the southern, ferry-facing side of the city. You would still take a taxi to the South Port gates for an Italy sailing.
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Questions people ask
Is Portes safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Portes (Πόρτες) 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 Portes 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 Portes safe at night?+
An approach road quarter, so traffic continues late and the main axis stays lit; the side streets are quiet and thinly lit. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings name Portes.
How does Portes compare with the rest of Patras?+
Portes has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety.