By type of crime
- 26Overall safety
- 34Property crime
- 18Violent crime
Polygono 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. Polygono 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 Polygono. An estimated 10,260 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 Polygono is actually like
Polygono climbs the Tourkovounia slopes above Pedion tou Areos, sitting between Gyzi, Kypseli and Nea Filothei and adjoining Ampelokipoi. Height restrictions on the slopes mean it is markedly less densely built than its neighbours, with lower blocks, gardens and long views over the city. For a visitor there is essentially nothing here: no sights, no bar strip, no metro station.
After dark
Residential and still, with steep, patchily lit streets and very few people about. The practical risk is losing your footing or your bearings rather than being troubled by anyone.
What to watch for
- Steep, patchily lit slope streets on the Tourkovounia side with very little foot traffic after dark
- The descent towards Pedion tou Areos, which closes at 23:00 and is unlit and unpatrolled once shut
- No metro station: late-night journeys mean buses or taxis, not a short walk
Staying here
Not worth booking unless you have a specific reason to be here — family, a long let, cheap space. Anyone who wants to walk into the centre should choose Gyzi or Ampelokipoi instead.
Reputation against reality. Polygono has effectively no safety coverage in Greek or English media — neither positive nor negative. That absence is itself informative: it is not a district that generates incidents worth reporting.
Streets and squares: Leoforos Alexandras (southern approach) · Evelpidon (Athens courts complex)
Other neighbourhoods in Athens
Nearby municipalities
Questions people ask
Is Polygono safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Polygono (Πολύγωνο) 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 Polygono; there are no police figures for Polygono 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 Polygono safe at night?+
Residential and still, with steep, patchily lit streets and very few people about. The practical risk is losing your footing or your bearings rather than being troubled by anyone.
How does Polygono compare with the rest of Athens?+
Polygono 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 Polygono.