Crime and safety in Aghios Pavlos
Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Παύλου · District
Modelled estimate — how it is madeBy type of crime
- 33Overall safety
- 31Property crime
- 35Violent crime
Aghios Pavlos scores 33 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for overall safety — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Aghios Pavlos has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Neapoli-Sykies's rate — Neapoli-Sykies scores 31 for overall safety — and the 2 points between them come from how the model shares Neapoli-Sykies's total out, not from anything measured in Aghios Pavlos. It is home to about 6,852 people (2021 census).
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 Aghios Pavlos is actually like
The eastern unit of the municipality, on the slope above the centre, merged into Neapoli-Sykies in 2011. It is residential, elevated and quieter than Neapoli or Sykies, with the municipality's summer cultural programme opening here each June. Coverage specific to Agiou Pavlou is thin. The one incident found is an arson-type attack with a gas canister on the citizens' service centre (KEP) in Agios Pavlos in the early hours - property damage to a public building, with police and fire service attending. Its weekly street market (laiki) is on Thursdays, on Ipeirou street.
After dark
Quiet and residential, with steep streets and limited late transport. No documented pattern of street crime; the recorded incident targeted a municipal building overnight, not people.
What to watch for
- Limited late-night transport up the slope
- Overnight attacks on property rather than people
Staying here
Not a visitor base - residential, hilly and awkward for getting to the sights.
Other neighbourhoods in Neapoli-Sykies
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Questions people ask
Is Aghios Pavlos safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Aghios Pavlos (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Παύλου) at 33 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 Neapoli-Sykies, since there are no police figures for Aghios Pavlos itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,700 property and 160 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Aghios Pavlos safe at night?+
Quiet and residential, with steep streets and limited late transport. No documented pattern of street crime; the recorded incident targeted a municipal building overnight, not people.
How does Aghios Pavlos compare with the rest of Neapoli-Sykies?+
Aghios Pavlos has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Neapoli-Sykies's rate — Neapoli-Sykies scores 31 for overall safety — and the 2 points between them come from how the model shares Neapoli-Sykies's total out, not from anything measured in Aghios Pavlos.