By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 57Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Glaraki scores 45 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for violent crime — average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Glaraki 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 Glaraki. An estimated 605 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 Glaraki is actually like
A small inner neighbourhood on the eastern edge of the upper city, at the top end of Palaion Patron Germanou street, listed among the quarters bordering Tabahana and Panagia Alexiotissa along with Sinora, Marouda, Astynomika, Pagona, Drosia and Aroi. It takes its name from Georgios Glarakis, prefect of Achaia and Elis in 1833-1836, whose estate it was, and it is defined by the Glaraki school complex: the first group of primary-school buildings in Patras, built in 1930-32 beside Plateia Filikon (Tabachana), which houses two primary schools and, in wings added in 1990-91, two kindergartens. Around it are older houses and small blocks on narrow streets and a settled population. The Tuesday-morning Agia Paraskevi street market in the municipal regulation runs along Germanou street from its junction with 3ou Oreivatikou, beside the school complex. The useful comparison is with its neighbours — all of them are ordinary inner quarters that appear in none of the police patrol lists, burglary hotspot lists or incident reporting for Patras in 2024-2026, in contrast with the southern districts a kilometre away.
After dark
Quiet, narrow and thinly lit, with almost no late footfall. No documented incidents or patrol priorities name Glaraki. The practical concern is isolation and footing rather than crime.
What to watch for
- Narrow, thinly lit lanes with no late footfall
- Standard home and vehicle security
Staying here
Essentially nothing to book. If something turns up you are close to the centre, but Ano Poli and the centre proper are better choices. Taxi to the South Port for an early Italy ferry.
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Questions people ask
Is Glaraki safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Glaraki (Γλαράκη) at 45 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 Glaraki itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 560 property and 120 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Glaraki safe at night?+
Quiet, narrow and thinly lit, with almost no late footfall. No documented incidents or patrol priorities name Glaraki. The practical concern is isolation and footing rather than crime.
How does Glaraki compare with the rest of Patras?+
Glaraki 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 Glaraki.