Mesão Frio, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 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: 6,027 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 | 14 | 413.6 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 22 | 649.9 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | 20 | 590.8 | 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 22 |
| Damage and public order | 20 |
Questions about crime in Mesão Frio
- Is Mesão Frio safe?
- Mesão Frio: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very 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 Mesão Frio?
- Mesão Frio: Weighted crime: 6,027 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Centro Escolar de Mesão Frio 1.8 km
- School: Escola Básica e Secundária Professor António da Natividade 1.9 km
- Railway station: Rede 540 m
- Doctor or clinic: UCC Douro - Polo Mesão Frio 2.1 km
- A&E: Hospital Dom Luís I 6.7 km
- Supermarket: SuperMercados Queirós 2.1 km
- Supermarket 2.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Peso da Régua 5/10
- Lamego 6/10
- Santa Marta de Penaguião 7/10
- Armamar 9/10
- Tarouca 6/10
- Vila Real 8/10
- Sabrosa 10/10
- Moimenta da Beira 4/10
Mayors of Mesão Frio
Mesão Frio: Socialist Party (PS).
Paulo Jorge Peres Teixeira da Silva · Socialist Party (PS)
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Paulo Jorge Peres Teixeira da Silva · Socialist Party (PS)
about October 2021 – November 2025
Mesão Frio ▼ −20% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alberto Monteiro Pereira · Socialist Party (PS)
about November 2017 – October 2021
Mesão Frio ▼ −21% · 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.
