3Nerja
Nerja, Spain: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Spain · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 427 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 9,782 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 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 4 | 18.1 | 43.9 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury and brawls | 29 | 131 | 64.9 |
| Kidnapping | 1 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery with violence or threats | 28 | 126.5 | 129.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary of homes, businesses and other premises | 81 | 366 | 207 |
| Theft | 349 | 1,576.9 | 1,313.7 |
| Taking without force or violence; robbery and burglary are counted on their own lines. | |||
| Vehicle theft | 10 | 45.2 | 67.5 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug trafficking | 9 | 40.7 | 45.8 |
| Other | |||
| Other conventional crime | 563 | 2,543.8 | 2,197.4 |
| 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 4 |
| Violence | 30 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft and burglary | 440 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Other | 563 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Colegio Narixa 170 m
- School: Instituto de Educación Secundaria Sierra Almijara 210 m
- School: Colegio Virgen del Mar 220 m
- School: Nueva Nerja 300 m
- School: Colegio San Miguel 810 m
- Bus stop 90 m
- Bus stop: Nerja 340 m
- Bus stop: Nerja 340 m
- Doctor or clinic 250 m
- A&E: Hospital Comarcal de La Axarquía 19.3 km
- Supermarket: Supermercado Iranzo 70 m
- Supermarket: Spar 180 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Torrox 6/10
- Vélez-Málaga 4/10
- Rincón de la Victoria 10/10
- Málaga 2/10
- Torremolinos 1/10
- Alhaurín de la Torre 9/10
- Benalmádena 4/10
- Cártama 9/10
