Ponta do Sol, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
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 | 21 | 239.1 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 64 | 728.8 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | not published | - | 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 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 64 |
| Damage and public order | not published |
Questions about crime in Ponta do Sol
- Is Ponta do Sol safe?
- Ponta do Sol: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: EB1/PE Lombo de São João 1.3 km
- School: Escola Básica do 1º Ciclo com Pré-Escolar do Carvalhal e Carreira 1.6 km
- School: Escola B1/PE Vale e Cova do Pico 1.7 km
- School: Escola Básica do 1º ciclo com pré-escolar do Lombo dos Canhas 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centro de Saúde das Canhas 1.8 km
- A&E: Hospital CUF Madeira 16.6 km
- Supermarket: Continente Modelo 5.4 km
- Supermarket: Continente Modelo 5.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Ribeira Brava 4/10
- Calheta (R.A.M.) 10/10
- Câmara de Lobos 4/10
- São Vicente 10/10
- Funchal 3/10
- Santana
- Santa Cruz 10/10
- Machico 4/10
Mayors of Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol: Pelos Pontassolenses, SEMPRE! (PSD-led coalition). President of the Regional Government of Madeira: Miguel Albuquerque (Social Democratic Party (PSD)).
Rui David Pita Marques Luis · Pelos Pontassolenses, SEMPRE! (PSD-led coalition)
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Célia Maria da Silva Pecegueiro · Socialist Party (PS)
about October 2021 – November 2025
Ponta do Sol ▲ +41% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Célia Maria da Silva Pecegueiro · Socialist Party (PS)
about November 2017 – October 2021
Ponta do Sol ▼ −18% · 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.
