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Neighborhoods in Västerås
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- Centrumpart of CentrumHistoric center · Pedestrianised shopping streets · Riverside on the Svartån79/10032,000 to 42,000 kr / m²
- Öster Mälarstrandpart of Öster MälarstrandWaterfront new-build · Marina and lakeside boardwalks · Modern flats on Lake Mälaren71/10038,000 to 48,000 kr / m²
- Viksängpart of ViksängGreen and residential · Water and recreation nearby · Calmer than the centre68/100roughly 20,000 to 27,000 kr / m²
- Vegapart of VegaQuiet residential streets · Everyday and unpretentious · Sports on the doorstep70/100roughly 22,000 to 25,000 kr / m²
- Malmabergpart of MalmabergQuiet · Lots of greenery · Settled residential64/100roughly 18,000 to 24,000 kr / m²
- Skallbergetpart of SkallbergetOlder residential streets · Everyday and unpretentious · Close to the centre70/100roughly 22,000 to 28,000 kr / m²
- Gideonsbergpart of GideonsbergGreen and leafy · Quiet · 1950s blocks and villas68/100around 22,000 to 28,000 kr / m²
- Bäckbypart of Bäckby1970s housing estate · Self-contained suburb · Green space between the blocks63/100
Safety and crime in Västerås
Västerås is, by international standards, a safe city. Everyday crime is dominated by theft rather than violence, and the central and lakeside districts these profiles cover are calm. 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 residents1,336Brå (Brottsförebyggande rådet), 2024
- Reported violent crime per 10,000 residents93Brå (Brottsförebyggande rådet), 2024
The useful distinction is between types, and between places. Pickpocketing and bike theft are the common, low-level problems, concentrated around the central squares, the station and crowded spots. The more serious problems the local press covers are real but geographically concentrated in a few outer estates, and rare across the central and lakeside districts where these neighborhoods sit.
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.