By type of crime
- 26Overall safety
- 34Property crime
- 18Violent crime
Gyzi scores 34 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for property crime — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Gyzi has no police figures of its own. Its estimate starts from Athens's rate — Athens scores 28 for property crime — and is adjusted for documented local reporting about Gyzi. An estimated 14,100 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 Gyzi is actually like
Gyzi is a tightly built 1960s-70s residential pocket between Pedion tou Areos, Polygono and Leoforos Alexandras, first settled by islanders from Tinos, Naxos and Andros and named after the painter Nikolaos Gyzis. It has almost no tourists, few bars and little green space, and is one of the last central districts where housing is still described as not yet unaffordable.
After dark
Quiet to the point of being deserted on the inner streets, with noise picking up only towards Alexandras. The unlit western edge along Pedion tou Areos is the part residents actually avoid after dark.
What to watch for
- The dark, unlit western edge of the neighbourhood where it meets Pedion tou Areos — the park closes at 23:00 and its own residents' association describes it as unsafe at night because of broken lighting
- Metro Line 4 construction hoardings near Leoforos Alexandras narrow pavements and create unlit gaps
- Steep, poorly lit inner streets (Bousgou, Kalliga, Valtinon) with almost no foot traffic late
Staying here
Fine for a longer stay or a second visit if you want a real neighbourhood and a walk to Kolonaki. Poor for a short sightseeing trip — no metro station of its own yet, and very little open late.
Reputation against reality. Gyzi appears in Greek reporting on where Athenians feel unsafe, but that reflects fear-of-crime survey data and its proximity to Pedion tou Areos rather than recorded offences inside the neighbourhood.
Streets and squares: Gyzi (Gkyzi) Street · Plateia Gyzi · Momferatou · Valtinon · Bousgou · Kalliga
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Questions people ask
Is Gyzi safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Gyzi (Γκύζη) at 34 out of 100 for property crime — 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 Athens, adjusted for documented local reporting about Gyzi; there are no police figures for Gyzi itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,500 property and 270 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Gyzi safe at night?+
Quiet to the point of being deserted on the inner streets, with noise picking up only towards Alexandras. The unlit western edge along Pedion tou Areos is the part residents actually avoid after dark.
How does Gyzi compare with the rest of Athens?+
Gyzi has no police figures of its own. Its estimate starts from Athens's rate — Athens scores 28 for property crime — and is adjusted for documented local reporting about Gyzi.