Women living in Bruges consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5.
Women living in Bruges consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 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 4 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.8/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
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 |
Its a really clean city with a lot of tourists. The only problem you could have are people that are drunk. Tourists love to try our drinks but they are really strong and they underestimate how drunk they can get. Overall I would say in the night people sometimes shout because they are drunk but I think that happens in a lot of cities.
Posted: April 17, 2025Bruges 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, 2024based on 17 experiences from female travelers
Adeline
France
Bruges is a lovely city and very easy to visit by foot, though be aware that local bikers don't like tourists as they find them annoying and disturbing... I felt very safe traveling alone and wandering in the streets. If you are going during busy touristic time, I would recommend to take the streets next to the main roads which are very often crowded while the neighbouring ones are very often empty.
Posted: August 16, 2025