Has life in Spain become safer or more dangerous over the last year? Here’s what you need to know about the Spanish Interior Ministry’s most recent crime report.
The latest figures from Spain’s Interior Ministry’s crime report for 2025 show that the total number of criminal offences in Spain increased by 0.8 percent to 2,474,156.
This means that the conventional crime rate in Spain stood at 40.4 offences per 1,000 inhabitants, the lowest in recorded history. This is certainly a promising sign, although we must factor in that Spain’s population has risen by around 2 million in the past five years, having an impact on the ratio of crimes per 1,000 people.
While conventional crime fell by 0.2 percent, the rate of cybercrime online increased by a total of 5.3 percent. This means that the cybercrime rate is 10 offences per 1,000 inhabitants.
Computer scams represented 88 percent of all cybercrimes, while other cybercrimes have increased by 13.1 percent, going from 51,951 in 2024 to 58,755 last year.
Worryingly, these types of cybercrimes have grown by 500 percent in the last 10 years.
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Sexual assaults also rose by 2.3 percent reaching 21,659 in 2025. However, the good news is that this percentage is lower than the year-on-year increase observed in previous years.
The Interior Ministry points out that the sustained increase in this type of crime must be partly attributed to awareness and the willingness to report it more.
Property crimes (such as break-ins and other robberies) accounted for 42 percent of the total, representing a decrease of 3.1 percent.
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In more positive news, robberies with violence or intimidation (a total of 62,061) decreased by 1.5 percent, while robberies with forced entry into homes, establishments and other facilities decreased by 9.1 percent.
Unfortunately, though, vehicle thefts increased by 0.2 percent to a total of 33,032.
Drug trafficking offences also increased by 5.5 percent, from 21,540 incidents recorded in 2024 to 22,731 in 2025.
According to the Interior Ministry, this increase is closely related to increased police operations against drug gangs.
Although far from perfect, Spain is widely regarded as one of the safer countries in the world.
In the 2025 Global Peace Index, Spain ranked 25th, maintaining its position among the safer countries in Europe, with primary safety concerns restricted to petty theft in tourist areas, contrasting with higher crime rates in other European nations.
A security index compiled by the data portal Numbeo placed Spain in 51st position out of 148 countries analysed until mid-2025, six places below the position reached in 2024 by the same dates.
Numbeo’s methodology is based on surveys of users of their website from different countries about the perception of the level of security in their regions.
If you do fall victim to a crime in Spain, be sure to read our guide on how to denunciar and file a police report.
