San Basilio is one of Rome's best-known post-war public-housing estates, largely mid-rise residential blocks. It is also one of the most consistently documented drug-dealing areas in the capital: press has reported an established dealing scene with makeshift bunkers and dealing points reportedly operating around the clock, repeated high-impact police operations by the Questura di Roma across several years, arrests including six in 48 hours in one operation, and in 2025 the dismantling of what local press described as San Basilio's last open drug-dealing 'square', with some dealing activity reportedly shifting to the nearby Quarticciolo. Given this sustained, well-sourced pattern of drug dealing, San Basilio is rated red at night; because dealing has been reported as active during the day too, a yellow rating applies by day.
S. Basilio — Rome, Italy
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In detail
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Frequently asked questions
Is S. Basilio safe?
Wandroz currently rates S. Basilio in Rome as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Rome during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Rome 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. Rome publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is S. Basilio safe at night?
At night, S. Basilio is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Rome. 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 S. Basilio a good area to stay in as a tourist?
S. Basilio's day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Rome) 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 San Basilio, not S. Basilio 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 S. Basilio?
Not an official government crime feed — S. Basilio'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 S. Basilio well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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