5Santander
Santander, Spain: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Spain · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 427 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 7,082 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Ministerio del Interior (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and intentional homicide | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Attempted murder and homicide | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 69 | 39.3 | 48.2 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury and brawls | 159 | 90.6 | 65 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery with violence or threats | 113 | 64.4 | 165.5 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary of homes, businesses and other premises | 302 | 172.2 | 201.1 |
| Theft | 2,237 | 1,275.2 | 1,607.5 |
| Taking without force or violence; robbery and burglary are counted on their own lines. | |||
| Vehicle theft | 70 | 39.9 | 82 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug trafficking | 31 | 17.7 | 53.7 |
| Other | |||
| Other conventional crime | 3,270 | 1,864 | 2,323.6 |
| Everything else the police record, except cybercrime, which is not tied to a place. | |||
Source: Ministerio del Interior, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 69 |
| Violence | 159 |
| Robbery | 113 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,609 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Other | 3,270 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Centro de Educación de Personas Adultas de Santander 120 m
- School: Centro Nacional de Estudios de Técnicos Deportivos 260 m
- School: Colegio Concertado Kostka 260 m
- School: Colegio Concertado La Anunciación 350 m
- School: Centro de Educación Infantil y Primaria María Blanchard 370 m
- Bus stop: Paseo de Altamira 122 180 m
- Bus stop: Prado San Roque 180 m
- Bus stop: Cuesta de la Atalaya 32 230 m
- Railway station: Santander 950 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centro Salud Dávila 160 m
- A&E: Base de Santander del 061 Cantabria 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Covirán 80 m
- Supermarket: Lupa 240 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Camargo 4/10
- Torrelavega 5/10
- Castro-Urdiales 6/10
