By type of crime
- 38Overall safety
- 39Property crime
- 37Violent crime
Terpsithea scores 38 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for overall safety — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Terpsithea has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Piraeus's rate — Piraeus scores 37 for overall safety — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Piraeus's total out, not from anything measured in Terpsithea. An estimated 8,268 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 Terpsithea is actually like
One of the most central neighbourhoods, named for its square at the crossing of Iroon Polytechniou, which runs up to Chatzikyriakeio, and 2as Merarchias, which runs from the central port down to Zea. That makes it the hinge between the ferry terminals and the marina, with Gladstonos and Palaiologou as near-pedestrian side lanes. Ordinary Piraeus: apartment blocks, offices, bakeries. The municipality has commissioned a redesign of the square. The nearest weekly street market (laiki) is Profitis Ilias's on Thursdays, which moves between streets during the year; at its Voulgari street spot it is about 350 m beyond the edge.
After dark
Through-traffic keeps 2as Merarchias and Iroon Polytechniou busy late and the square is overlooked. People walk this corridor between the port and Pasalimani, so it rarely feels deserted. Nothing documented in 2024-26.
Staying here
Quietly the most practical address in Piraeus: ten to fifteen minutes downhill to the gates, five to the metro, and you can eat at Zea without a taxi. Sound for an early ferry if the port blocks feel too raw.
Streets and squares: Plateia Terpsitheas · Iroon Polytechniou · 2as Merarchias · Gladstonos · Palaiologou
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Questions people ask
Is Terpsithea safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Terpsithea (Τερψιθέα) at 38 out of 100 for overall safety — above-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 Piraeus, since there are no police figures for Terpsithea itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,200 property and 150 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Terpsithea safe at night?+
Through-traffic keeps 2as Merarchias and Iroon Polytechniou busy late and the square is overlooked. People walk this corridor between the port and Pasalimani, so it rarely feels deserted. Nothing documented in 2024-26.
How does Terpsithea compare with the rest of Piraeus?+
Terpsithea has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Piraeus's rate — Piraeus scores 37 for overall safety — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Piraeus's total out, not from anything measured in Terpsithea.