Ponte de Lima, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 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: 6,990 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 | 183 | 425.7 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 533 | 1,239.9 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | 109 | 253.6 | 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 | 183 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 533 |
| Damage and public order | 109 |
Questions about crime in Ponte de Lima
- Is Ponte de Lima safe?
- Ponte de Lima: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low 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 Ponte de Lima?
- Ponte de Lima: Weighted crime: 6,990 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Centro Educativo da Feitosa 1.1 km
- School: Escola Básica de Ponte de Lima 1.6 km
- School: Escola Profissional de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural de Ponte de Lima 1.7 km
- School: Instituto Britânico - Step by Step 1.9 km
- School: Escola Secundária de Ponte de Lima 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centro de saúde - ULSAM 2.2 km
- A&E: Hospital do Conde de Bertiandos 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermercado 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Paredes de Coura 9/10
- Arcos de Valdevez 6/10
- Caminha 2/10
- Viana do Castelo 6/10
- Ponte da Barca 4/10
- Vila Nova de Cerveira 1/10
- Valença 2/10
- Monção 10/10
Mayors of Ponte de Lima
Ponte de Lima: CDS – People's Party.
Vasco Nuno Magalhães · CDS – People's Party
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Vasco Nuno M. Velho Almeida Ferraz · CDS – People's Party
about October 2021 – November 2025
Ponte de Lima ▲ +24% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Victor Manuel Alves Mendes · CDS – People's Party
about November 2017 – October 2021
Ponte de Lima ▼ −20% · 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.
