Orcasitas has repeated, well-documented press coverage of active narcopisos. In November 2024, police dismantled two adjoining ground-floor narcopisos run by two siblings, seizing about 800g of cocaine, firearms, ammunition and over 600,000 euros in cash after months of observed heavy foot traffic. This follows an earlier documented narcopiso case in the same barrio in 2019, indicating a recurring rather than one-off problem. Sources checked: El Espanol, Nov 2024; Telemadrid, Nov 2024; Gacetin Madrid, Nov 2024; Telemadrid, 2019 (earlier case).
Orcasitas — Madrid, Spain
🟡 Local-source safety assessment · 131 areas reviewed individually Methodology →
Higher caution advised 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 Orcasitas safe?
Wandroz currently rates Orcasitas in Madrid as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Madrid, both by day and after dark. 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 Orcasitas safe at night?
At night, Orcasitas 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 Orcasitas a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Orcasitas's day rating (an area where the data suggests extra caution relative 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. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Usera, not Orcasitas 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 Orcasitas?
Not an official government crime feed — Orcasitas'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 Orcasitas well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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