By type of crime
- 38Overall safety
- 39Property crime
- 37Violent crime
Zea (Pasalimani) 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. Zea (Pasalimani) 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 Zea (Pasalimani). An estimated 7,540 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 Zea (Pasalimani) is actually like
The 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. Prosperous, well-policed, full of locals rather than tourists, and walkable to Dimotiko Theatro metro.
After dark
Crowded and lit until very late, with the usual friction around big venues. The one serious documented event is daytime: on 14 June 2024 an armed clash inside a supermarket at Akti Moutsopoulou 48 left one man dead and one seriously injured, with an arrest nearby; police called it a settling of scores, not a robbery.
Staying here
A good compromise: real restaurants, a safe walk home, and 15-20 minutes on foot or one short taxi from the gates. The best of the pleasant options for an early sailing, though the port itself is closer.
Reputation against reality. Zea reads as the safe, smart side of Piraeus and largely is; the 2024 supermarket shooting was targeted and has not changed how the area is used.
Streets and squares: Akti Moutsopoulou · Marina Zea
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Questions people ask
Is Zea (Pasalimani) safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Zea (Pasalimani) (Ζέα (Πασαλιμάνι)) 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 Zea (Pasalimani) 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 “Fine by day, care after dark”.
Is Zea (Pasalimani) safe at night?+
Crowded and lit until very late, with the usual friction around big venues. The one serious documented event is daytime: on 14 June 2024 an armed clash inside a supermarket at Akti Moutsopoulou 48 left one man dead and one seriously injured, with an arrest nearby; police called it a settling of scores, not a robbery.
How does Zea (Pasalimani) compare with the rest of Piraeus?+
Zea (Pasalimani) 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 Zea (Pasalimani).