Los Rosales has genuine, repeated coverage: a robbery wave reported in October 2025 on the barrio's main avenue, narcopisos documented on specific streets as far back as 2018, and a 2020 report describing rival 'bandas' effectively controlling a park sitting on the boundary between Los Rosales and neighbouring San Cristobal. The pattern is serious enough, and repeated across years, to warrant caution particularly at night. Sources checked: Telemadrid, Oct 2025 (robbery wave, Avenida de los Rosales); 20Minutos, Jun 2018 (narcopisos); ABC, 30 May 2020 (gang-controlled park).
Los Rosales — Madrid, Spain
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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. Madrid 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 Los Rosales safe?
Wandroz currently rates Los Rosales in Madrid as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Madrid during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Madrid 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. Madrid publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Los Rosales safe at night?
At night, Los Rosales is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Madrid. 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 Los Rosales a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Los Rosales's day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Madrid) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. The Booking.com link on this page searches Los Rosales itself.
Is there official crime data for Los Rosales?
Not an official government crime feed — Los Rosales'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 Los Rosales well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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