This district covers Agios Eleftherios, Patisia, Rizoupoli and Prompona. Patisia has a multi-year, well-documented pattern of serious problems: a 2016 Vice report on Kato Patisia, a 2018 LiFO "fear map" naming Patisia as an area residents avoid after dark, a March 2022 knife attack on two women in Ano Patisia, a November 2023 bust of a major drug-trafficking operation involving roughly 24 kilograms of cannabis and cocaine, and a June 2026 knifepoint robbery on Acharnon Street. Rizoupoli and Prompona are quiet residential areas with no documented incidents in the sources checked. Given the sustained, multi-year documentation specific to Patisia, day is rated yellow and night is rated red for the district overall. Sources checked: Vice.gr; LiFO; Lawandorder.gr; in.gr; MegaTV; Anoihti Poli; Tlife.gr.
5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) — Athens, Greece
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Frequently asked questions
Is 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) safe?
Wandroz currently rates 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) 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 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) safe at night?
At night, 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) 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 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios)'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 Patisia, not 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) 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 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios)?
Not an official government crime feed — 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios)'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 5th Municipal District (Patisia, Agios Eleftherios) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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