This district covers Kolonos, Akadimia Platonos, Kolokynthou, Profitis Daniil and Sepolia, and has one of the most heavily and consistently documented problem patterns in Athens. Sepolia was the scene of a 2021 daylight shooting/execution at a cafe witnessed by a 15-year-old, prompting 2021 citizen patrols against open drug dealing in the area, and in October 2024 police arrested minors dealing drugs outside a primary school there. Kolonos has been repeatedly described in the press as a "new ghetto" (To Vima, 2024; Ta Nea, January 2026) in connection with organised drug dealing near Attika metro station, a gang stabbing, and a 2024 child-exploitation case. Akadimia Platonos was the subject of a 2020 "cry of anguish" report on neglect, balanced by 2024-2025 reporting on an archaeological-park regeneration project underway there. Profitis Daniil has no documented pattern in the sources checked. Given the multi-year, recurring and serious nature of the Sepolia and Kolonos incidents, day is rated yellow and night is rated red. Sources checked: To Vima; Antenna/enikos; Zougla; in.gr; MEGA TV; Ta Nea; Enikos/Athens Voice/KEDE.
4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) — Athens, Greece
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Frequently asked questions
Is 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) safe?
Wandroz currently rates 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) in Athens as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Athens during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Athens at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Athens publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) safe at night?
At night, 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Athens. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos)'s day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Athens) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Sepolia, not 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos)?
Not an official government crime feed — 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know 4th Municipal District (Kolonos, Sepolia, Akadimia Platonos) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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