Loures, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Portugal · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 301 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 5 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 8,158 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by INE / DGPJ (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence | |||
| Crimes against physical integrity | 1,189 | 500.9 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 3,470 | 1,461.7 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | 536 | 225.8 | 361.4 |
| Includes drink driving, forgery and arson. The three totals cover about 80% of recorded crime. | |||
Source: INE / DGPJ, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Violence | 1,189 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 3,470 |
| Damage and public order | 536 |
Questions about crime in Loures
- Is Loures safe?
- Loures: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 301 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 5 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Loures?
- Loures: Weighted crime: 8,158 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Escola Básica de Frielas 980 m
- School: Jardim de Infância da Quinta da Fonte 1.1 km
- School: Escola Básica n.º 3 de Unhos 1.3 km
- School: Escola Básica Maria Keil 1.6 km
- School: Escola Básica n.º 1 de Apelação 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Rua Comandante Ramiro Correia (Frente Jardim) 80 m
- Bus stop: Rua Comandante Ramiro Correia (Jardim) 90 m
- Railway station: Bobadela 4.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Unidade de Saúde Catujal/Unhos 1.6 km
- A&E: Hospital Beatriz Ângelo 3.6 km
- Supermarket: Celeiro 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Continente 2.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Loures
Loures: Socialist Party (PS).
Ricardo Jorge Colaço Leão · Socialist Party (PS)
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Ricardo Jorge Colaço Leão · Socialist Party (PS)
about October 2021 – November 2025
Loures ▼ −4% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bernardino José Torrão Soares · CDU (Communists and Greens)
about November 2017 – October 2021
Loures ▼ −11% · Portugal ▼ −14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Election results: SGAI-AE / MAI (2017, 2021, 2025). Crime: INE / DGPJ. Successors marked Wikidata: Wikidata. A president who left mid-term is shown until the next election unless an official source records the change.
