Women living in Antwerp consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5.
Women living in Antwerp consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.2 out of 5.
On average 2.5% percentage of women in Belgium have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 22 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
i think antwerp is safe. you just have to use your common sense. i will give an example. but don't get me wrong. men are still responsible for their own actions. what i am trying to say is that if you walk around in the dark in a skirt where you can see your butt and a super sexy top. then the chance of something happening is just bigger. but like i said every man should know that this is not an agreement on anything.
Posted: May 27, 2025You need to be mindfull. Keep your possessions close. As a woman, you will experience a lot of cat calling, aswell during the day and after dark. Best is to take an uber home/ to the hotel after going out at night.
Posted: April 19, 2025Antwerp can be dangerous at times, but i think its mostly gang crimes. If u walk in the city and the public areas, i always felt pretty safe. I think u need to be more careful with small roads etc. But i believe thats almost everywhere as a woman, unfortunately
Posted: April 8, 2025Generally safe! It’s about knowing what areas you should not go at night but most of the time I just say there are a lot of people outside bcs it is a big city so you will almost never be very alone.
Posted: February 28, 2025yasmine
Antwerp during the day is pretty safe besides the loud people on the public transportation. But during the night I'd recommend being with someone before walking the streets alone. Or definitely when you're in the city.
Posted: February 9, 2025based on 6 experiences from female travelers
I always felt very safe in Antwerp during the day but also at night. There is a lot to do a lot of cute cafés, cool museums and also a lot of political events happening all the time. It rains a lot there tho and it is a very windy city as well. The people I have met were all very friendly and spoke great English. A lot of men kept winking at me or whistling at me but never anything more.
Posted: November 20, 2023Alex
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