By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 57Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Taraboura 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. Taraboura has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety. An estimated 2,006 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 Taraboura is actually like
A southern district near the Glafkos river crossing, between Zarouchleika and Begoulaki, named after the nickname of Dimitrios Aravantinos, a nineteenth-century property owner who ran a cafe here. It is plain residential Patras with a workers' housing estate, Patra 5, at its core, plus older houses, small blocks and neighbourhood shops. There is no visitor interest. Against Zarouchleika immediately north it is smaller and, importantly, carries none of the documented policing attention; against Metamorfosi Sotiros across the Glafkos it is older and closer in. Complaints here have been about estate conditions rather than crime. The municipal market regulation gives it a permanent Saturday-morning street market (laiki) on Filippou Olympiados, Skyrou and Alonisou streets. Patras city buses run here: route 201 (TEI - Taraboura).
After dark
Quiet residential streets with modest lighting; the river corridor and open ground toward the Glafkos are dark. Problems raised in parliament about the Patra 5 workers' housing concern conditions and upkeep, not safety. No documented incidents or patrol priorities name Taraboura.
What to watch for
- The Glafkos river corridor and open ground after dark
- Worn common areas and lighting on the Patra 5 workers' estate
- Standard home security
Staying here
No — very little to book, nothing to see, and the centre serves you better. Being south helps a little for the Italy ferries but you will still want a taxi to the South Port.
Streets and squares: Ergatikes Katoikies Patra 5
Sources
- Wikipedia (el) - Taraboura, Patras
- 902.gr - On the problems at the Patra 5 workers' housing (Taraboura)
- thebest.gr - Why the neighbourhoods of Patras are called what they are
- Laikimap - Farmers' markets in Patras
- Diavgeia - Municipality of Patras, decision 98/2020: regulation for the operation of street markets
- Astiko KTEL Patras - Bus lines
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Questions people ask
Is Taraboura safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Taraboura (Ταραμπούρα) 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 Taraboura 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 Taraboura safe at night?+
Quiet residential streets with modest lighting; the river corridor and open ground toward the Glafkos are dark. Problems raised in parliament about the Patra 5 workers' housing concern conditions and upkeep, not safety. No documented incidents or patrol priorities name Taraboura.
How does Taraboura compare with the rest of Patras?+
Taraboura has no police figures of its own, so its estimate is Patras's: both score 51 for overall safety.