Violent crime in Aghios Vassilios
Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Βασιλείου · District
Modelled estimate — how it is madeBy type of crime
- 54Overall safety
- 60Property crime
- 49Violent crime
Aghios Vassilios scores 49 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for violent crime — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Aghios Vassilios has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Patras's rate — Patras scores 47 for violent crime — and the 2 points between them come from how the model shares Patras's total out, not from anything measured in Aghios Vassilios. It is home to about 2,662 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 Vassilios is actually like
A coastal community of the Rio municipal unit on the northern shore, a seaside resort and a place of holiday and permanent residence for many Patras families, with 2,889 residents at the 2021 census. It sits in the strip between Aktaio and Psathopyrgos, about 10 km in a straight line from Plateia Georgiou in central Patras. It has a kindergarten and a primary school, the church of Agia Kyriaki at the village entrance and, on its eastern side around Chatzaiika and Prasino Limanaki, the site of ancient Panormos. Beaches, tavernas and summer houses; busy in season, quiet otherwise. Patras city bus 605 (University - Ag. Vasileios - Rio) comes here only a few times a day: five departures from Patras on weekdays and seven on Saturdays and Sundays on the timetable in force from 31 August 2026. The nearest street market in the municipal regulation is Rio's, on Tuesday mornings along Ioniou street.
After dark
Lively along the shore in summer, near-empty out of season, with unlit stretches between settlements. A July 2026 police operation in Achaia included Agios Vasileios among the locations checked.
What to watch for
- Empty holiday houses out of season
- Unlit shore road between settlements
Staying here
Good for a summer seaside stay with a car. A poor base for an early Italy ferry — you are well north of the city and a long transfer from the South Port.
Sources
- Wikipedia (el) - Agios Vasileios, Achaia
- Patras Events - Police operation in Achaia, 4 detained (1 Jul 2026)
- ELSTAT - 2021 census: resident population by settlement (xlsx, 29 Mar 2024)
- OpenStreetMap - Agios Vasileios (place node)
- OpenStreetMap - Plateia Georgiou A', Patras
- Astiko KTEL Patras - Lines 601, 604, 605: University - Hospital - Ag. Vasileios - Dimorigopoulo - Rio
- Diavgeia - Municipality of Patras, decision 98/2020: regulation for the operation of street markets
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Nearby municipalities
Questions people ask
Is Aghios Vassilios safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Aghios Vassilios (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Βασιλείου) at 49 out of 100 for violent crime — 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 Patras, since there are no police figures for Aghios Vassilios itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 490 property and 100 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Aghios Vassilios safe at night?+
Lively along the shore in summer, near-empty out of season, with unlit stretches between settlements. A July 2026 police operation in Achaia included Agios Vasileios among the locations checked.
How does Aghios Vassilios compare with the rest of Patras?+
Aghios Vassilios has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Patras's rate — Patras scores 47 for violent crime — and the 2 points between them come from how the model shares Patras's total out, not from anything measured in Aghios Vassilios.