By type of crime
- 51Overall safety
- 57Property crime
- 45Violent crime
Kavoukaki 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. Kavoukaki 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 Kavoukaki. An estimated 957 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 Kavoukaki is actually like
A small northern pocket that has effectively been absorbed into the Anthoupoli neighbourhood, whose new apartment blocks now surround it. The name survives in local usage and in addresses rather than as a distinct district with its own centre. In practice it is northern suburban Patras: recent construction, wide roads, families and students on the convenient side for the university at Rio, and the Archaeological Museum nearby. There is nothing for a short-stay visitor. Against Anthoupoli proper there is no meaningful difference in character or risk, and neither appears anywhere in the 2024-2026 police or press crime reporting for the city.
After dark
Quiet and suburban, with decent lighting on the main roads and less on the residential side streets. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings. Ordinary precautions are enough.
What to watch for
- Fast traffic on the arterial roads at night
- Standard home and vehicle security in a new-build area
Staying here
Fine for a longer stay on the university side of the city. Not worth it for a short visit, and poorly placed for an early Italy ferry at 6-7 km from the South Port gates.
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Questions people ask
Is Kavoukaki safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Kavoukaki (Καβουκάκι) 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 Kavoukaki 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 Kavoukaki safe at night?+
Quiet and suburban, with decent lighting on the main roads and less on the residential side streets. No documented incidents, patrol priorities or burglary listings. Ordinary precautions are enough.
How does Kavoukaki compare with the rest of Patras?+
Kavoukaki 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 Kavoukaki.