The safest districts of Warszawa — what the statistics say

If you are looking for a clear-cut answer: data from the Komenda Stołeczna Policji (Warsaw Metropolitan Police Headquarters) for the period June 2023 – June 2024 points to Wesoła (238 recorded crimes), Rembertów (243) and Wilanów (307) as the districts with the lowest number of reports in Warszawa. Ursynów, Ursus, Wawer and Żoliborz also rank highly in such compilations. By comparison, Śródmieście recorded around 2,506 crimes in the same period, Praga-Południe 2,160 and Wola 1,836 — this, however, is mainly the effect of enormous transit and tourist traffic rather than a proportionally higher threat to residents.

An important methodological caveat: the figures above are absolute values, not rates per 1,000 residents, so districts with heavy daytime traffic (shopping centres, stations, clubs) automatically come out worse than quiet residential estates. At the same time, the official „Panorama dzielnic Warszawy w 2024 r.”, published by the Statistical Office in Warszawa, shows that in 2024 the number of confirmed crimes fell in as many as 12 of the 18 districts — including Śródmieście. Below we break this data down by specific district and explain what it really means for someone choosing an apartment.

Which districts of Warszawa have the lowest crime?

At the top of compilations based on police data for the period June 2023 – June 2024, the same names appear consistently: Wesoła, Rembertów, Wilanów, Ursus and Ursynów. They share a similar urban profile — a predominance of single-family housing or intimate estates, lower population density and no large transport hubs or clubs generating night-time traffic.

Wawer and Żoliborz also regularly join the group of safer districts, though for different reasons: Wawer is an extensive suburban area with low building density, while Żoliborz is an intimate inner-city district with an established, stable community. It is worth remembering that even in these districts the structure of crime can differ from the centre — for example, in single-family housing burglaries are recorded more often than pickpocketing.

How did crime change in individual districts in 2024?

Instead of looking solely at a ranking „as of today”, it is worth tracking the direction of change. According to Panorama dzielnic Warszawy w 2024 r. (Statistical Office in Warszawa), in 12 of the 18 districts the number of confirmed crimes fell against the previous year — the largest falls were recorded in Ochota, Wawer and Śródmieście itself. An increase was recorded in 6 districts, with the highest rates of growth relating to Rembertów, Targówek and Białołęka — that is, districts which are at the same time among the fastest growing in terms of population (in 2024 Białołęka recorded the largest population increase in the city, by 1.7 per cent year on year).

This trend has a simple logic: rapidly expanding estates on the outskirts of the city attract new residents faster than the safety infrastructure — patrols, lighting, CCTV — can keep up. This does not mean that such districts are becoming „dangerous”, but it is worth taking into account when assessing an area a few years ahead rather than only as of today.

Why do Śródmieście and Praga-Południe record the most reports?

The high position of Śródmieście and Praga-Południe in rankings of the number of crimes results above all from the number of people actually present in these districts during the day — residents, commuters, tourists and shopping-centre customers — rather than from the number of registered residents, which is many times lower. According to Central Statistical Office (GUS) data for 2024, fewer than 100,000 people live permanently in Śródmieście, while far more people are present there during the day.

In Praga-Południe and around Rondo Wiatraczna or ulica Grochowska, minor property crimes dominate — thefts and burglaries — rather than violent crime. By way of comparison, it is worth glancing at the ranking of rental prices in individual districts — districts with higher crime statistics often offer lower rents, which some tenants consciously treat as a trade-off.

How many CCTV cameras and municipal guard patrols does Warszawa have?

As of 2025-2026: the municipal video monitoring system, managed by the Zakład Obsługi Systemu Monitoringu, covered between 486 and 504 cameras in 18 districts (the exact number grew during the year as new installations came online), with recordings kept as standard for 30 days. The Warszawa budget in the section „public safety and fire protection” for 2025 amounted to around 514 million zł, and the headcount of the Straż Miejska (municipal guard) is around 1,281 officers — statistically one officer per around 1,450 residents.

The distribution of cameras is not even: historically the largest number fell to Śródmieście (over 130 in data from recent years), and the smallest to Wesoła, Rembertów and Włochy — the very districts that record the fewest reported crimes. This shows a relationship that is rather the opposite of the intuitive one: fewer cameras where simply less happens, not because those districts are neglected.

Do crime statistics match how residents feel?

Not always. Praga-Północ carries the popular label of a „difficult” district, although in hard statistics its number of reports is lower than in both Śródmieście and Praga-Południe. On the other hand, Panorama dzielnic Warszawy w 2024 r. identifies Praga-Północ as the district with the highest rate of detection of offenders in the city — which some residents read as a sign of efficiently working police rather than of a higher threat.

The gap between statistics and perception also stems from the fact that police data aggregates very different categories of events — from serious crimes to minor public-order offences. If you want an objective picture of an area from a family point of view, take a look as well at the best districts of Warszawa for families with children — there we analyse safety together with access to schools, nurseries and green areas.

How can you verify the safety of a chosen area yourself?

Before you decide on a specific location, it is worth checking several independent sources instead of relying solely on one person’s opinion:

• Statistics of the Komenda Stołeczna Policji published at ksp.bip.policja.gov.pl in the section „Przestępczość w ujęciu administracyjnym m.st. Warszawy” (crime by administrative area of the City of Warszawa).
• The annual „Panorama dzielnic Warszawy” from the Statistical Office in Warszawa — it compares districts in terms of year-on-year trends, not just absolute values.
• A visit to the area at different times of day, particularly in the evening on a weekday and at the weekend.
• A conversation with neighbours, the local shop or the estate administration — informal, but often accurate.
• Checking the location of the nearest police station and the number of city cameras in a given area (a map is available at bezpieczna.um.warszawa.pl).

District statistics do not show the differences between individual streets or estates, which is why it is good to supplement them with local knowledge — preferably from someone who knows the specific address, not just data aggregated for the whole district. It is also worth browsing the full catalogue of apartments for sale and rent, filtering the listings precisely by the district that interests you.

What do these figures really mean when choosing an apartment?

No district of Warszawa is uniformly „dangerous” — even in Śródmieście or Praga-Południe the vast majority of reports are minor property crimes, not life-threatening incidents. If statistical calm is the priority, the data points to Wesoła, Rembertów, Wilanów, Ursynów and Ursus, but it is worth looking at the direction of change at the same time — because it is precisely on the outskirts of the city, such as Białołęka or Targówek, that the dynamic today can differ from what it was a few years ago.

When choosing an apartment, weigh safety against other factors — the commute, price and development plans for the area. Are you looking for an apartment in a specific, safe district of Warszawa and want to check the reality of a given street before you decide? The allproperty team is available around the clock — call +48 666 866 468 (the number +48 692 649 839 also works) and we will advise which area actually fits your priorities, not just an internet ranking. We also help owners and tenants — see the offer for apartment owners and for tenants.