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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2018, at 164,695. Soria province had the lowest, at 460. The median was 4,723 and the figure for Spain was 706,072. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest164,695Barcelona province
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Median4,72352 provinces
Spain706,072History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 4,314 countAlbacete province: 3,842 countAlicante province: 26,527 countAlmería province: 6,670 countÁvila province: 820 countBadajoz province: 4,675 countBalearic Islands province: 27,629 countBarcelona province: 164,695 countBurgos province: 2,976 countCáceres province: 1,941 countCádiz province: 13,282 countCastellón province: 6,513 countCiudad Real province: 2,809 countCórdoba province: 6,773 countA Coruña province: 9,385 countCuenca province: 1,169 countGirona province: 12,941 countGranada province: 8,476 countGuadalajara province: 1,900 countGipuzkoa province: 5,821 countHuelva province: 4,650 countHuesca province: 1,106 countJaén province: 3,598 countLeón province: 4,307 countLleida province: 4,657 countLa Rioja province: 2,366 countLugo province: 1,686 countMadrid province: 152,704 countMálaga province: 25,261 countMurcia province: 14,888 countNavarre province: 7,741 countOurense province: 1,650 countAsturias province: 7,223 countPalencia province: 851 countLas Palmas province: 13,345 countPontevedra province: 7,182 countSalamanca province: 3,418 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,884 countCantabria province: 4,669 countSegovia province: 881 countSeville province: 24,749 countSoria province: 460 countTarragona province: 9,761 countTeruel province: 461 countToledo province: 4,770 countValencia province: 37,129 countValladolid province: 4,971 countBiscay province: 19,241 countZamora province: 1,031 countZaragoza province: 9,143 countCeuta province: 864 countMelilla province: 1,237 count
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count, 2018. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Barcelona province: 164,695 countBarcelona province164,695Madrid province: 152,704 countMadrid province152,704Valencia province: 37,129 countValencia province37,129Balearic Islands province: 27,629 countBalearic Islands province27,629Alicante province: 26,527 countAlicante province26,527Málaga province: 25,261 countMálaga province25,261Seville province: 24,749 countSeville province24,749Biscay province: 19,241 countBiscay province19,241Murcia province: 14,888 countMurcia province14,888Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,884 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,884Las Palmas province: 13,345 countLas Palmas province13,345Cádiz province: 13,282 countCádiz province13,282Girona province: 12,941 countGirona province12,941Tarragona province: 9,761 countTarragona province9,761A Coruña province: 9,385 countA Coruña province9,385Zaragoza province: 9,143 countZaragoza province9,143Granada province: 8,476 countGranada province8,476Navarre province: 7,741 countNavarre province7,741Asturias province: 7,223 countAsturias province7,223Pontevedra province: 7,182 countPontevedra province7,182Córdoba province: 6,773 countCórdoba province6,773Almería province: 6,670 countAlmería province6,670Castellón province: 6,513 countCastellón province6,513Gipuzkoa province: 5,821 countGipuzkoa province5,821Valladolid province: 4,971 countValladolid province4,971Toledo province: 4,770 countToledo province4,770Badajoz province: 4,675 countBadajoz province4,675Cantabria province: 4,669 countCantabria province4,669Lleida province: 4,657 countLleida province4,657Huelva province: 4,650 countHuelva province4,650Álava province: 4,314 countÁlava province4,314León province: 4,307 countLeón province4,307Albacete province: 3,842 countAlbacete province3,842Jaén province: 3,598 countJaén province3,598Salamanca province: 3,418 countSalamanca province3,418Burgos province: 2,976 countBurgos province2,976Ciudad Real province: 2,809 countCiudad Real province2,809La Rioja province: 2,366 countLa Rioja province2,366Cáceres province: 1,941 countCáceres province1,941Guadalajara province: 1,900 countGuadalajara province1,900Lugo province: 1,686 countLugo province1,686Ourense province: 1,650 countOurense province1,650Melilla province: 1,237 countMelilla province1,237Cuenca province: 1,169 countCuenca province1,169Huesca province: 1,106 countHuesca province1,106Zamora province: 1,031 countZamora province1,031Segovia province: 881 countSegovia province881Ceuta province: 864 countCeuta province864Palencia province: 851 countPalencia province851Ávila province: 820 countÁvila province820Teruel province: 461 countTeruel province461Soria province: 460 countSoria province460Barcelona province: 164,695 countBarcelona province164,695Madrid province: 152,704 countMadrid province152,704Valencia province: 37,129 countValencia province37,129Balearic Islands province: 27,629 countBalearic Islands province27,629Alicante province: 26,527 countAlicante province26,527Málaga province: 25,261 countMálaga province25,261Seville province: 24,749 countSeville province24,749Biscay province: 19,241 countBiscay province19,241Murcia province: 14,888 countMurcia province14,888Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,884 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,884Las Palmas province: 13,345 countLas Palmas province13,345Cádiz province: 13,282 countCádiz province13,282Girona province: 12,941 countGirona province12,941Tarragona province: 9,761 countTarragona province9,761A Coruña province: 9,385 countA Coruña province9,385Zaragoza province: 9,143 countZaragoza province9,143Granada province: 8,476 countGranada province8,476Navarre province: 7,741 countNavarre province7,741Asturias province: 7,223 countAsturias province7,223Pontevedra province: 7,182 countPontevedra province7,182Córdoba province: 6,773 countCórdoba province6,773Almería province: 6,670 countAlmería province6,670Castellón province: 6,513 countCastellón province6,513Gipuzkoa province: 5,821 countGipuzkoa province5,821Valladolid province: 4,971 countValladolid province4,971Toledo province: 4,770 countToledo province4,770Badajoz province: 4,675 countBadajoz province4,675Cantabria province: 4,669 countCantabria province4,669Lleida province: 4,657 countLleida province4,657Huelva province: 4,650 countHuelva province4,650Álava province: 4,314 countÁlava province4,314León province: 4,307 countLeón province4,307Albacete province: 3,842 countAlbacete province3,842Jaén province: 3,598 countJaén province3,598Salamanca province: 3,418 countSalamanca province3,418Burgos province: 2,976 countBurgos province2,976Ciudad Real province: 2,809 countCiudad Real province2,809La Rioja province: 2,366 countLa Rioja province2,366Cáceres province: 1,941 countCáceres province1,941Guadalajara province: 1,900 countGuadalajara province1,900Lugo province: 1,686 countLugo province1,686Ourense province: 1,650 countOurense province1,650Melilla province: 1,237 countMelilla province1,237Cuenca province: 1,169 countCuenca province1,169Huesca province: 1,106 countHuesca province1,106Zamora province: 1,031 countZamora province1,031Segovia province: 881 countSegovia province881Ceuta province: 864 countCeuta province864Palencia province: 851 countPalencia province851Ávila province: 820 countÁvila province820Teruel province: 461 countTeruel province461Soria province: 460 countSoria province460
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
count		Change on 2017
1Barcelona province164,695+12.3%
2Madrid province152,704-2.3%
3Valencia province37,129-0.1%
4Balearic Islands province27,629-5.3%
5Alicante province26,527-11.2%
6Málaga province25,261-6.8%
7Seville province24,749-8.7%
8Biscay province19,241+9.9%
9Murcia province14,888-2.4%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province13,884-12.1%
11Las Palmas province13,345-6.9%
12Cádiz province13,282-13.8%
13Girona province12,941+4.1%
14Tarragona province9,761-1.6%
15A Coruña province9,385+1.7%
16Zaragoza province9,143-1.4%
17Granada province8,476-15.4%
18Navarre province7,741+2.2%
19Asturias province7,223-0.5%
20Pontevedra province7,182-3.1%
21Córdoba province6,773-6.3%
22Almería province6,670-14.4%
23Castellón province6,513-5.6%
24Gipuzkoa province5,821+0.3%
25Valladolid province4,971-7.2%
26Toledo province4,770-1.9%
27Badajoz province4,675-10.7%
28Cantabria province4,669-6.3%
29Lleida province4,657-0.3%
30Huelva province4,650-9.4%
31Álava province4,314-5.5%
32León province4,307+1.3%
33Albacete province3,842-5.3%
34Jaén province3,598-8.9%
35Salamanca province3,418-4.4%
36Burgos province2,976-10.8%
37Ciudad Real province2,809-12.8%
38La Rioja province2,366-7.7%
39Cáceres province1,941-3.5%
40Guadalajara province1,900+5.4%
41Lugo province1,686-4.9%
42Ourense province1,650-13.4%
43Melilla province1,237+7.2%
44Cuenca province1,169-6.9%
45Huesca province1,106-10.2%
46Zamora province1,031-15.4%
47Segovia province881-4%
48Ceuta province864+6.7%
49Palencia province851-11.1%
50Ávila province820-5.7%
51Teruel province461-7.6%
52Soria province460-21.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing.

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.

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 provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

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Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2018. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 28 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2018.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 164,695 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Soria province, with 460 in 2018.

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