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Municipalities in Biscay province by crime rate (Spain), 2025

Bilbao had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 11 municipalities in 2025, at 67.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Getxo had the lowest, at 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Biscay province was 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest67.7Bilbao
Lowest32.4Getxo
Median44.911 municipalities
Biscay province49.6History

All municipalities, 2025

Bilbao: 67.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBilbao67.7Sestao: 52 per 1,000 inhabitantsSestao52Erandio: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsErandio49.7Galdakao: 47.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaldakao47.1Barakaldo: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarakaldo46.4Basauri: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasauri44.9Portugalete: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugalete44.2Santurtzi: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanturtzi35.2Leioa: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeioa34.4Durango: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurango33.5Getxo: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGetxo32.4Bilbao: 67.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBilbao67.7Sestao: 52 per 1,000 inhabitantsSestao52Erandio: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsErandio49.7Galdakao: 47.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaldakao47.1Barakaldo: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarakaldo46.4Basauri: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasauri44.9Portugalete: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugalete44.2Santurtzi: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanturtzi35.2Leioa: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeioa34.4Durango: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurango33.5Getxo: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGetxo32.4
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Bilbao Estimated67.7-0.6 pts
2Sestao Estimated52-0.6 pts
3Erandio Estimated49.7-10.4 pts
4Galdakao Estimated47.1-1.1 pts
5Barakaldo Estimated46.4-5.5 pts
6Basauri Estimated44.9-3 pts
7Portugalete Estimated44.2+6.7 pts
8Santurtzi Estimated35.20 pts
9Leioa Estimated34.4+2.2 pts
10Durango Estimated33.5-3.8 pts
11Getxo Estimated32.4-1.5 pts

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Known criminal offences per 1,000 residents.

More on how it is measured
  • Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Tourist areas and city centres show high rates because offences against visitors and commuters count where they happen, while the denominator counts only residents. Spain only: the country, its comunidades autónomas and its provinces from 2016, and municipalities over 20,000 residents from 2023. Calendar-year totals from the fourth-quarter Balance de Criminalidad of the Ministry of the Interior.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE) (Municipalities in Biscay province by crime rate (Spain), 2025) [Data set]. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000

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Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Municipalities in Biscay province by crime rate (Spain), 2025. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Bilbao, with 67.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Getxo, with 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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