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

Marbella had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 17 municipalities in 2025, at 88.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alhaurín el Grande had the lowest, at 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 53.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Málaga province was 58.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest88.6Marbella
Lowest34.9Alhaurín el Grande
Median53.617 municipalities
Málaga province58.2History

All municipalities, 2025

Marbella: 88.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarbella88.6Torremolinos: 79.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorremolinos79.8Fuengirola: 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFuengirola74.4Estepona: 72.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstepona72.1Málaga: 63.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga63.8Nerja: 58.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNerja58.9Benalmádena: 58.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenalmádena58.5Mijas: 55.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMijas55.5Vélez-Málaga: 53.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVélez-Málaga53.6Torrox: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrox43Ronda: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRonda42.4Antequera: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAntequera41.9Coín: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCoín37.1Cártama: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCártama36.8Alhaurín de la Torre: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín de la Torre35.9Rincón de la Victoria: 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRincón de la Victoria35.1Alhaurín el Grande: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín el Grande34.9Marbella: 88.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarbella88.6Torremolinos: 79.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorremolinos79.8Fuengirola: 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFuengirola74.4Estepona: 72.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstepona72.1Málaga: 63.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga63.8Nerja: 58.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNerja58.9Benalmádena: 58.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenalmádena58.5Mijas: 55.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMijas55.5Vélez-Málaga: 53.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVélez-Málaga53.6Torrox: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrox43Ronda: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRonda42.4Antequera: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAntequera41.9Coín: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCoín37.1Cártama: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCártama36.8Alhaurín de la Torre: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín de la Torre35.9Rincón de la Victoria: 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRincón de la Victoria35.1Alhaurín el Grande: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín el Grande34.9
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
1Marbella Estimated88.6+2.1 pts
2Torremolinos Estimated79.8+1.7 pts
3Fuengirola Estimated74.4+0.6 pts
4Estepona Estimated72.1+7.3 pts
5Málaga Estimated63.8+0.7 pts
6Nerja Estimated58.9-5.3 pts
7Benalmádena Estimated58.5+2 pts
8Mijas Estimated55.5-6.8 pts
9Vélez-Málaga Estimated53.6+0.6 pts
10Torrox Estimated43-4.5 pts
11Ronda Estimated42.4-3 pts
12Antequera Estimated41.9+7 pts
13Coín Estimated37.1-0.8 pts
14Cártama Estimated36.8-2.1 pts
15Alhaurín de la Torre Estimated35.9+4.4 pts
16Rincón de la Victoria Estimated35.1+0.6 pts
17Alhaurín el Grande Estimated34.9+3.6 pts

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About this ranking

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

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Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Marbella, with 88.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Alhaurín el Grande, with 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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