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Neighborhoods in Stavanger
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- Gamle Stavangerpart of Bydel Eiganes og VålandHistoric center · By the water · Touristy · Quiet77/100
- Storhaugpart of Bydel StorhaugOld factories, now homes · Artistic and alternative · Lots of cafés and small shops · By the water81/100
- Eiganespart of Bydel Eiganes og VålandExpensive and polished · Lots of parks · Quiet77/100
- Vålandpart of Bydel Eiganes og VålandQuiet · Lots of parks · Simple and practical68/100
- Hillevågpart of Bydel HillevågOld factories, now homes · By the water · Simple and practical74/100
- Madlapart of Bydel MadlaBy the water · Lots of parks · Quiet · Simple and practical66/100
- Hundvågpart of Bydel HundvågBy the water · Quiet · Simple and practical64/100
Safety and crime in Stavanger
Stavanger is a safe, prosperous city by international standards. Everyday crime is dominated by theft rather than violence, most of it around the centre and its nightlife. The figures below are for the whole city; they are not broken down by neighborhood, because a single citywide number repeated on every area page would mislead.
- Reported offences per 10,000 residents654Statistics Norway (SSB), table 08487, 2024/25 avg
- Reported violent crime per 10,000 residents90Statistics Norway (SSB), table 08487, 2024/25 avg
The useful distinction is between types. Pickpocketing and bike theft are the common, low-level problems, concentrated around the Vågen harbour, the centre and the weekend nightlife. Serious violent crime is rare across the residential districts where these neighborhoods sit.
One thing to keep in mind when comparing countries: Norwegians have high trust in the police and report a large share of what happens to them, so more crime is recorded here than in places where people do not report. Statistics Norway notes that past rises in recorded violence owed much to greater willingness to report rather than more actual violence. These city rates also count offences where they happen, not where victims live, so a busy centre carries crime against commuters and visitors too.
Norway's crime statistics come from Statistics Norway (SSB). Municipal figures are a 2024 to 2025 rolling average, which SSB uses at city level to smooth year-to-year noise, and are counted where an offence happens rather than where the victim lives. We do not use police designations of problem areas.