By type of crime
- 38Overall safety
- 39Property crime
- 37Violent crime
Kastella scores 37 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for violent crime — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Kastella has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Piraeus's rate — Piraeus scores 36 for violent crime — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Piraeus's total out, not from anything measured in Kastella. An estimated 11,640 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 Kastella is actually like
The 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. Mikrolimano below is a fishing cove turned restaurant row. Settled and middle-class; visitors come for the view and dinner.
After dark
Well-lit and busy on the promenade and the stairways down to Mikrolimano. On 23 May 2026 at about 05:30, police checking a man outside a Mikrolimano shop shot and wounded him; six hand grenades and a loaded magazine were recovered. A targeted dawn encounter, not a hazard to diners.
Staying here
The nicest place to sleep in Piraeus and safe to walk, but a hilly 25-30 minutes from the ferry gates, with steps. Fine for a night or two; poor for a 06:00 departure unless you pre-book a taxi.
Reputation against reality. Kastella's reputation is if anything better than the rest of Piraeus deserves, and it is fairly earned.
Streets and squares: Papanastasiou · Idis · Mikrolimano · Profitis Ilias
Other neighbourhoods in Piraeus
Nearby municipalities
Questions people ask
Is Kastella safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Kastella (Καστέλλα) at 37 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 estimate for Piraeus, since there are no police figures for Kastella itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,200 property and 150 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “A good place to stay”.
Is Kastella safe at night?+
Well-lit and busy on the promenade and the stairways down to Mikrolimano. On 23 May 2026 at about 05:30, police checking a man outside a Mikrolimano shop shot and wounded him; six hand grenades and a loaded magazine were recovered. A targeted dawn encounter, not a hazard to diners.
How does Kastella compare with the rest of Piraeus?+
Kastella has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Piraeus's rate — Piraeus scores 36 for violent crime — and the 1 point between them comes from how the model shares Piraeus's total out, not from anything measured in Kastella.