Is Bruges Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Bruges
Safety rating
Women living in Bruges consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.6 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Bruges consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 out of 5.
Violence rating
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.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 3 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Bruges?
Bruges is a safe city. But as everywhere, if you’re walking alone at night as a girl, just be alert. I’ve been there a lot and never experienced criminality, not even pickpocket. It’s a beautiful city with nice architecture and lots of shops and restaurants.
Posted: January 9, 2025Bruges is a medieval style city that is quite safe to stay in and walk through. You can walk relatively safely after dark without worrying that something is going to happen. Public transport is very safe for women.
Posted: December 29, 2024Most crimes are from drugs. I’d say Bruges is very safe. Somehow I’m still careful but that’s just being a woman. Even walking alone is fairly safe. There’s enough street light and most people are harmless
Posted: December 23, 2024Is Bruges worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 13 experiences from female travelers
Group travel
Hi Bruge is a beautiful historical city. It has a magical quality. I loved the wafers and chocolate. It is also very safe and has a good transportation system. Their mos famous food is muscles. They also have a fruit flavored beer. People are very helpful.
Posted: December 29, 2024
Gislene
Belgium
Couple travel
Beautiful place and it indeed looks like a fairytale city. We went once by car and once by bicycle, the weather was good but be aware, the place is always packed, even thi we went on May and October! Only day it was okayish, was two weeks ago when we went night time, there was people but nowhere near daytime. Food not cheap but then, nothing is cheap in Belgium. A must-see in my opinion.
Posted: June 3, 2024Meet locals in Bruges
Evy
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Hello! I'm Evy, 25 years old and living in Bruges, Belgium with my husband. I love nature, mountains and hiking. My dog is my little baby 🐶 Never been on a solo trip yet, but want to do it as soon as possible! Always a little bit scared as a female alone, so i hope to meet other nice woman here 🤞
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Hey, I’m Isolde! I study law and I love to travel. I would love to give tips on my town.
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