Officially recorded crime for every municipality - 278 in total - with rates per
1,000 residents, on an interactive map you can zoom from the whole country down to street level.
Data period: calendar year 2025 (provisional). Sources: INE Portugal / DGPJ crime rates · GISCO boundaries and population.
Safest areas in Portugal
Sernancelhe - 13.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
Castelo de Paiva - 14.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
Mogadouro - 14.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
Sabrosa - 14.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
Condeixa-a-Nova - 15.5 crimes / 1,000 residents
Highest recorded crime
Albufeira - 66.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
Avis - 62.6 crimes / 1,000 residents
Sines - 61.1 crimes / 1,000 residents
Porto - 60.0 crimes / 1,000 residents
Idanha-a-Nova - 58.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
Read the numbers honestly. Rates are per 1,000 residents, so city centres
and tourist areas look worse than they feel - many visitors, few residents. Recorded crime is not the same as how
safe a place feels, and recording practices differ between countries, so compare within Portugal only.