Vehicle theft in Nerja
Málaga · Spain
Nerja is in the top 37% for recorded vehicle theft in Spain — 0.63 per 1,000 residents (2024). (all motor vehicles — not motorcycles specifically) About typical for Spain — still lock up carefully.
Based on sustracciones de vehículos (all motor vehicles) — recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported; actual incidence is higher.
Official Recorded Data
Sustracciones de vehículos (all motor vehicles)
Rate per 1,000 residents
0.63
Percentile
63th
Top 37% riskiest in country
Year
2024
Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.
All motor vehicles. This figure covers cars, vans, motorcycles, and all other motor vehicles combined — not motorcycles or scooters specifically.
Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.
Source: Ministerio del Interior — Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad — Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) · Reutilización autorizada (RD 1495/2011) — attribution · Retrieved Jun 2026
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Lower recorded theft within 50 km of Nerja:
Rate per 1,000 residents — recorded crime only. Distance is centroid-to-centroid.
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