By type of crime
- 30Overall safety
- 29Property crime
- 31Violent crime
Ntepo scores 30 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for overall safety — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Ntepo has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Thessaloniki's rate — Thessaloniki scores 29 for overall safety — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Thessaloniki's total out, not from anything measured in Ntepo. An estimated 28,278 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 Ntepo is actually like
Named after the old tram depot, Ntepo belongs to the 5th Municipal Community and is the eastern city's most distinctive historic pocket: this was the Exoches, the villa suburb of wealthy Thessalonians, known locally as Hamidiye. Belle Epoque villas survive around the Uziel settlement beside ordinary apartment blocks; the Vafopouleio cultural centre, the Poseidonio pool and the Concert Hall anchor local life. Vasilissis Olgas is the commercial spine, and the Papafi metro station opened here with the line in November 2024.
After dark
Leafy, quiet and thoroughly domestic; cafes and tavernas rather than bars. The only conspicuous dead space is the disused tram depot itself.
What to watch for
- The long-disused tram depot site, which local reporting describes as abandoned
- Traffic on Vasilissis Olgas, which is fast and wide
Staying here
A calm, green base with a metro station, good for families and for visitors who want a real neighbourhood rather than the centre. Trade-off is a 10-15 minute ride to the sights.
Reputation against reality. No safety reputation to speak of, good or bad — it is one of the quieter parts of the municipality.
Streets and squares: Vasilissis Olgas · Georgiou Vafopoulou · Papafi
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Questions people ask
Is Ntepo safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Ntepo (Ντεπώ) at 30 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 Thessaloniki, since there are no police figures for Ntepo itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,800 property and 180 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “A good place to stay”.
Is Ntepo safe at night?+
Leafy, quiet and thoroughly domestic; cafes and tavernas rather than bars. The only conspicuous dead space is the disused tram depot itself.
How does Ntepo compare with the rest of Thessaloniki?+
Ntepo has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Thessaloniki's rate — Thessaloniki scores 29 for overall safety — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Thessaloniki's total out, not from anything measured in Ntepo.