Calheta (Madeira)
Island · Madeira (Madeira) · Police-recorded crime · DGPJ/MJ via PORDATA and INE
169recorded crimes · 2025 provisional
14.6per 1,000 inhabitants · 302nd of 308
235th of 308national rank · absolute
9th of 10rank on island · per 1,000
−14%change vs 2011 · absolute
11,611inhabitants · 2025
“Per 1,000” uses INE population estimates (2001, 2008–2025); years without population are blank.
General
Total
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 16914.6 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 235th of 308 · above 23% of municipalities302nd of 308 · above 1% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities9th of 10 · above 10% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 62824.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1,10029.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −14% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Specific offences
Domestic violence
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 110.9 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 251st of 308 · above 16% of municipalities294th of 308 · above 4% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities9th of 10 · above 10% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 612.4 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 822.2 |
| change vs 2011 | −50% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Theft from motor vehicle
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 242nd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities242nd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 0% of municipalities6th of 10 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 281.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 651.8 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2023. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. PORDATA definition (distinct from INE's “Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle”). |
Residential burglary
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 40.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 215th of 308 · above 26% of municipalities217th of 308 · above 29% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities4th of 10 · above 60% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 90.3 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 240.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −82% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Commercial/industrial burglary
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 0% of municipalities6th of 10 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 40.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 160.4 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Assault (simple)
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 282.4 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 159th of 306 · above 46% of municipalities103rd of 306 · above 66% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 722.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 802.1 |
| change vs 2011 | +56% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2025. Exists only from 2011 (INE NUTS-2013/2024 tree). |
Street robbery / bag-snatching
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 136th of 233 · above 0% of municipalities136th of 233 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 5th of 85th of 8 |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 130.4 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 290.6 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2015, 2018–2023, 2025. Exists only from 2011; ~¼ of municipal values withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (INE)
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 30.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank on island | —— |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 471.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1042.6 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2013, 2016–2018, 2020–2021, 2023. INE definition (2011 onwards); kept separate from PORDATA's “Theft from motor vehicle”. |
Drink-driving ≥ 1.2 g/l
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 151.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 232nd of 294 · above 20% of municipalities240th of 294 · above 18% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 77th of 7 |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 1213.5 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 711.8 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2021–2025. Exists only from 2021 (INE NUTS-2024 tree). |
Driving without a licence
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank on island | —— |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 451.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 541.3 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2013, 2015–2017, 2019–2023. Exists only from 2011. |
Penal Code chapters
Against persons
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 675.8 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 212th of 308 · above 30% of municipalities278th of 308 · above 9% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities9th of 10 · above 10% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 2369.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 2927.9 |
| change vs 2011 | −21% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against physical integrity
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 453.9 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 203rd of 306 · above 33% of municipalities252nd of 306 · above 17% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities8th of 10 · above 20% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 1566.0 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1875.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −29% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2025. Sub-chapter of “against persons”; exists only from 2011. |
Against property
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 645.5 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 241st of 308 · above 21% of municipalities297th of 308 · above 3% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 30% of municipalities9th of 10 · above 10% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 2148.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 55615.0 |
| change vs 2011 | +31% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against life in society
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 312.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 233rd of 308 · above 24% of municipalities250th of 308 · above 18% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities5th of 10 · above 50% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 1114.3 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1343.6 |
| change vs 2011 | −42% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1999–2025. |
Against the State
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 30.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 237th of 308 · above 15% of municipalities247th of 308 · above 19% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities6th of 10 · above 40% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 230.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 250.7 |
| change vs 2011 | +0% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1999–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–2023, 2025. Small values frequently withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Against cultural identity
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 1st of 10 · above 0% of municipalities1st of 10 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 00.0 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 10.0 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2017–2018, 2025. Very small counts; almost always withheld by INE. |
Special legislation
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 30.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 255th of 267 · above 1% of municipalities262nd of 267 · above 1% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 5th of 65th of 6 |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 531.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 972.3 |
| change vs 2011 | −57% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1999–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2009, 2011, 2014, 2016–2020, 2022–2025. 1993 excluded (PORDATA's “and Others” scope differs). |
Against companion animals
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank on island | —— |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipalityisland aggregate rate) | 40.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 80.2 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2016, 2018, 2022–2023. Law 69/2014: real data from 2015; 2011–2014 are formal zeros. |
Crime rate (per 1,000 inhabitants)
— municipality ┄ Madeira (Madeira) ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 14.6 per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| national rank | 302nd of 306 · above 1% of municipalities |
| rank on island | 9th of 10 · above 10% of municipalities |
| Madeira (Madeira) (island mean per municipality) | 20.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipality) | 29.5 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1998–2025. Rate as published by INE = total ÷ resident population × 1000. |
Reported incidents — source: press
Independent of the official data above. Never summed (editorial rule §7.6). Every incident shows its sources; neutral summaries, no names.