Sampierdarena, west of the port: dense, working, and a standing target of joint police operations. One reported in April 2026 put 138 officers into Sampierdarena, Cornigliano and Bolzaneto, identifying 920 people, with an arrest for drug trafficking and ten charges for illegal occupation and weapons. The Ministry of the Interior describes the operations here as aimed at drug dealing, street drinking and illegal occupation of buildings. There are cheap hotels in it and the daytime streets are ordinary; the rating is for after dark.
Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) — Genoa, Italy
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Average day
Higher caution advised night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Genoa publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) safe?
Wandroz currently rates Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) in Genoa as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Genoa during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Genoa 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. Genoa publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) safe at night?
At night, Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Genoa. 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 Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest)'s day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Genoa) 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 Genoa, not Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) 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 Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest)?
Not an official government crime feed — Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest)'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 Sampierdarena (Centro Ovest) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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