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Vanalinn: safety, air quality, noise, radon and schools

Vanalinn neighbourhood in Tallinn's Kesklinn district

Vanalinn (Kesklinn) has a crime index of 8.5/10 (high risk; rank 65 of 66, Tallinn neighbourhood median 6.9). Good air covers 48% of hours (median 74%) and mean noise is 61 dB (median 56 dB).

Indicator	This neighbourhood	Median of Tallinn neighbourhoods	Rank (1 = best)
Crime index (0–10, lower is better)	8.5 · high risk	6.9	65 / 66
Good-air hours, % (last 90 days)	48	74	61 / 66
Poor-air hours, %	13.2	6.4	55 / 66
Mean noise, dB (Lden)	61	56	56 / 62
Area above 55 dB, %	94	61	57 / 62
Radon, modelled indoor level (Bq/m³)	50 - 100
Sold price, €/m² (notarised sales)	4 058 (21 sales, 2026-Q3)

Main risks: what the police data records

More common here than the Tallinn average: violence and robbery, public disorder and littering, other theft.

Type	Incidents (12 mo)	Share	Tallinn	Change on year
Violence and robbery	18	3%	1%	+6%
Burglary of homes, cellars and stairwells	5	1%	3%	–
Vehicle, bike and moped theft	28	5%	4%	+17%
Shop and petrol-station theft (petty theft)	237	44%	63%	−32%
Other theft	89	16%	9%	−49%
Vandalism	55	10%	9%	−48%
Public disorder and littering	24	4%	2%	−17%
Other	88	16%	8%	+49%

44% of incidents are shop and petrol-station thefts. They reflect retail activity rather than risk at home; the safety index weights home burglary, vehicle theft and violence far more heavily.

How it has changed

In the latest 12 months 544 incidents were recorded against 775 in the 12 months before (−30%). Across Tallinn the change was −14%. 27% of incidents happened at night (22:00–06:00); Tallinn: 16%.

Year	Incidents	This area (2019 = 100)	Tallinn (2019 = 100)
2019	950	100	100
2020	637	67	98
2021	553	58	102
2022	844	89	111
2023	803	85	116
2024	935	98	144
2025	740	78	110

Police open-data incidents are published as the centre of a 500 m grid square; an incident counts for the neighbourhood when that centre falls inside its outline. The counts therefore indicate scale rather than an exact tally.

Schools within 1.5 km of the neighbourhood centre

School	Rating (0–100)	Distance, m
Tallinna Inglise Kolledž	79.5	519
Tallinna Reaalkool	77.6	526
Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium	75.1	247
Tallinna 21. Kool	75.0	1 325
Sakala Eragümnaasium	74.8	786
Jakob Westholmi Gümnaasium	67.6	800

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Streets in Vanalinn

Streets with apartment-association buildings. Each link opens the street's price and buildings page.

Frequently asked questions

How safe is Vanalinn?

Vanalinn (Kesklinn) has a crime index of 8.5/10 (high risk; rank 65 of 66, Tallinn neighbourhood median 6.9). Good air covers 48% of hours (median 74%) and mean noise is 61 dB (median 56 dB). The index is relative: use it to compare areas, not to judge a single building.

What are the main risks in Vanalinn?

In the 12 months to 2026-11-04, 544 incidents were recorded in the neighbourhood's grid squares. The most common: Shop and petrol-station theft (petty theft) 237 (44%); Other theft 89 (16%); Vandalism 55 (10%). More common here than the Tallinn average: violence and robbery, public disorder and littering, other theft.

How has crime in Vanalinn changed?

In the latest 12 months 544 incidents were recorded against 775 in the 12 months before (−30%). Across Tallinn the change was −14%.

Where does the data for Vanalinn come from?

Crime: Police and Border Guard Board open data on registered offences (crimes and misdemeanours), data up to 2026-11-04; populations come from the Estiq database's population table. Air: hourly air-quality readings in the Estiq database (PM10 and NO₂ classes) in H3 cells, last 90 days. Noise: the Estonian Environment Agency's strategic noise map (Lden). Radon: the Geological Survey of Estonia's radon-risk layer (modelled indoor level). Schools: the school register (EHIS) and Estiq's 0–100 level based on state-exam results. Sold price: Maa- ja Ruumiamet notarised apartment sales. Neighbourhood outlines: Maa- ja Ruumiamet.

Which streets are in Vanalinn?

Pikk tn, Lai tn, Uus tn, Müürivahe tn, Vene tn, Aia tn, Suur-Karja tn, Rataskaevu tn, Viru tn, Suurtüki tn, Sauna tn, Niguliste tn.

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Data, method and limits

Data

Method

Crime: police open-data incidents, weighted by severity and population (a relative index; only grid cells with at least 10 incidents in 2 years count). Air: share of good (EAQI 1–2) and poor (4–5) hours over the last 90 days of measurements. Noise: mean Lden of the strategic noise map across the neighbourhood; unmapped areas are not counted. Radon: modelled indoor level, not a measurement of a specific flat. The figures compare areas; they do not rate a single building.

Limits

A registered incident is not the same as an offence that happened; reporting varies. Air values are class values, not exact concentrations, and PM2.5 is not available. The figures describe an area as a whole, not a specific street or building, and do not replace a visit or the official overviews. A neighbourhood's value is the average of the grid cells inside its outline; for a neighbourhood smaller than one cell the nearest cell is used and the page says so.

Sources: Police and Border Guard Board: open data (registered offences) · Estonian Environment Agency: strategic noise map · Environment Agency: air-quality monitoring (ohuseire.ee) · Maa- ja Ruumiamet: sales and neighbourhood outlines

Data refreshed: crime through 2026-11-04, air 2026-11-11, noise 2026-11-11, schools 2026-11-11.