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Neighborhoods in Stockholm
Pick one to open its full profile. Scores are the Apraiz Living Score out of 100; cost is shown separately.
- SödermalmLots of cafés and small shops · Busy at night · Artistic and alternative85/100
- VasastanExpensive and polished · Lots of parks · Lots of cafés and small shops86/100
- ÖstermalmExpensive and polished · By the water · Lots of parks87/100
- KungsholmenBy the water · Lots of parks · Lots of cafés and small shops84/100
- Gamla StanHistoric center · Touristy · By the water · Expensive and polished67/100
- NorrmalmHistoric center · Expensive and polished · Lots of cafés and small shops84/100
- Gärdetpart of ÖstermalmLots of parks · Quiet · Expensive and polished83/100
- Kristinebergpart of KungsholmenBy the water · Quiet · Expensive and polished79/100
- Hammarby Sjöstadpart of SödermalmBy the water · Old factories, now homes · Lots of parks79/10065,000 to 82,000 kr / m²
- Äppelvikenpart of BrommaQuiet · Lots of parks · Expensive and polished70/100villas 85,000 to 110,000 kr / m²
- Djurgårdenpart of ÖstermalmLots of parks · By the water · Touristy62/100
Safety and crime in Stockholm
Stockholm is, by international standards, a safe capital. Everyday crime is dominated by theft rather than violence, and most visitors and residents never encounter a problem. 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 residents2,042Brå (Brottsförebyggande rådet), 2024
- Reported violent crime per 10,000 residents129Brå (Brottsförebyggande rådet), 2024
The useful distinction is between types. Pickpocketing and bike theft are the common, low-level problems, concentrated around transport hubs, nightlife and crowded tourist spots. Serious violent crime is rare across the central districts where these neighborhoods sit, and it is not spread evenly across the city.
One thing to keep in mind when comparing countries: Sweden has high trust in the police, so more crime gets reported and recorded here than in places where people do not bother to report. That makes Nordic figures look worse than they are next to some of southern Europe.
Sweden's national crime statistics come from Brå, the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. We do not use police 'vulnerable area' lists, which blend crime with social and demographic data.