By type of crime
- 37Overall safety
- 38Property crime
- 36Violent crime
Piraeus scores 36 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for violent crime — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. It is home to about 163,688 people (2021 census), 13,556 per km².
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
Piraeus areas to avoid, and where to stay instead
The neighbourhoods we have written notes on: what each is like, what changes after dark, and what the police and the Greek press report. Notes, not just numbers.
Fine by day, care after dark
The note names what changes after dark and where; by day the usual precautions apply.
- 38TabouriaΤαμπούρια · above-average crimeA big historic district straddling the Piraeus-Keratsini boundary, filling the north-west corner of the city, bordering Nikaia to the north, Kopi to the south and Agia Sofia to the east.
- 38LevkaΛεύκα · above-average crimeThe old industrial core, named for the poplars that grew here under King George I.
- 38Palaia KokkiniaΠαλαιά Κοκκινιά · above-average crimeA refugee neighbourhood in the north of the municipality, bordered by Nikaia to the north, Lefka to the south, Agios Ioannis Rentis to the east and Agia Sofia to the west.
- 38PapastratosΠαπαστράτος · above-average crimeThe old industrial belt west of the centre, also called Agios Dionysios after its church, named for the Papastratos tobacco factory that opened on Mavromichali in 1931.
- 38YdraiikaΥδραίικα · above-average crimeThe historic heart of the modern city, between Akti Miaouli and Sachtouri, G.
- 38Zea (Pasalimani)Ζέα (Πασαλιμάνι) · above-average crimeThe yacht harbour and the busiest going-out quarter in Piraeus: all-day cafe-bars, restaurants and live bouzouki venues around Marina Zea and Akti Moutsopoulou, plus the Archaeological and Maritime museums.
- 38Neo FaliroΝέο Φάληρο · above-average crimeThe eastern edge of Piraeus on Faliro bay, bounded by Thivon to the north and Dodekanisou toward Kaminia, cut off from the sea by the elevated Poseidonos avenue.
- 26KaminiaΚαμίνια · above-average crimeOld kiln country between Piraeus Street and Thivon, next to Neo Faliro and the electric railway, 2.5km from the centre.
Ordinary city neighbourhoods
The usual precautions apply. The note lists anything specific to this place.
- 38Agia SofiaΑγία Σοφία · above-average crimeKnown to everyone as Maniatika, after the families from the Mani who settled here from the 1880s to be near dock work.
- 38KopiΚοπή · above-average crimeA small district on the seam between the municipalities of Piraeus and Keratsini-Drapetsona, bounded by Kalokairinou, Anapafseos, Psaron and Anchialou, with Tabouria to the north, Drapetsona to the south, Papastratos to…
- 38EvangelistriaΕυαγγελίστρια · above-average crimeA dense central district just above Pasalimani, named for its church, built with the neighbouring old people's home at the end of the 19th century.
- 38PigadaΠηγάδα · above-average crimeOne of the oldest neighbourhoods, on a low hill near the middle of the peninsula facing Kallipoli, named for a large well sunk when the first drinking-water cisterns were installed.
- 38TerpsitheaΤερψιθέα · above-average crimeOne of the most central neighbourhoods, named for its square at the crossing of Iroon Polytechniou, which runs up to Chatzikyriakeio, and 2as Merarchias, which runs from the central port down to Zea.
- 38VryoniΒρυώνη · above-average crimeA small central district at the start of Iroon Polytechniou, wedged between Terpsithea and Ydraiika and running toward Freattyda, with Sachtouri as its boundary.
- 38KallipoliΚαλλίπολη · above-average crimeThe dense middle of the peninsula, bounded by Sachtouri, G.
- 38PeiraikiΠειραϊκή · above-average crimeThe rocky south-west tip of the peninsula, under the ancient Long Walls.
Where to stay instead
The note recommends it as a base and says for whom. Scores are modelled from the wider area's recorded crime, so the two can differ.
- 38ChatzikyriakeioΧατζηκυριάκειο · above-average crimeThe north-west shoulder of the peninsula, bounded by Thoukydidou to the east and G.
- 38FreattydaΦρεαττύδα · above-average crimeA seaward wedge on the south-east of the peninsula, bounded by Kantharou to the north and Sachtouri to west and south, with Terpsithea above and Zea harbour alongside.
- 38KastellaΚαστέλλα · above-average crimeThe hill above Mikrolimano, and the prettiest thing in Piraeus: neoclassical houses, stepped lanes, Profitis Ilias church and the Veakeio at the top, cafes along Papanastasiou and around Idis.
Districts in Piraeus
19 places, by violent crime
All districts, largest first
- 37Neo FaliroΝέο Φάληρο16,820
- 37Agia SofiaΑγία Σοφία12,493
- 37PapastratosΠαπαστράτος12,394
- 37KastellaΚαστέλλα11,640
- 37EvangelistriaΕυαγγελίστρια11,307
- 37TabouriaΤαμπούρια11,274
- 23KaminiaΚαμίνια11,109
- 37Palaia KokkiniaΠαλαιά Κοκκινιά10,636
- 37KopiΚοπή9,387
- 37LevkaΛεύκα8,312
- 37TerpsitheaΤερψιθέα8,268
- 37ChatzikyriakeioΧατζηκυριάκειο7,842
- 37Zea (Pasalimani)Ζέα (Πασαλιμάνι)7,540
- 37PeiraikiΠειραϊκή6,146
- 37FreattydaΦρεαττύδα4,345
- 37VryoniΒρυώνη4,280
- 37KallipoliΚαλλίπολη4,094
- 37YdraiikaΥδραίικα3,429
- 37PigadaΠηγάδα2,370
The number on the right is how many people live there. The one on the left is its safety score out of 100.
Nearby municipalities
Questions people ask
Which areas of Piraeus should I avoid?+
No part of Piraeus is off limits by daylight. The list below says which blocks change after dark.
Is Piraeus safe at night?+
SafetyMap has no time-of-day figures for Piraeus: the police data are yearly totals. What changes after dark is in the written notes — each of the 19 neighbourhoods below has its own “After dark” section.
Where should I stay in Piraeus?+
The notes recommend Chatzikyriakeio, Freattyda, and Kastella as a base. Each entry below says for whom; the scores beside them are modelled estimates.
Is Piraeus safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Piraeus (Πειραιάς) at 36 out of 100 for violent 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 police-recorded offence rate of its regional unit (Eurostat, 2021–2024), apportioned by how built-up Piraeus is and by documented local reporting. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,200 property and 150 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year.
How does Piraeus compare with the rest of Piraeus and the Islands?+
Piraeus is estimated at 36 out of 100 for violent crime, against 40 for Piraeus and the Islands as a whole — worse than its surroundings.