Women living in Brussels consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.6 out of 5.
Women living in Brussels consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.3 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 59 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.3/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Here is a place where you don't have much to worry about, but everyone should be careful wherever they go. It's safe in Belgium, but it depends on where you want to explore in the city. There were a few attacks, but not targeting civilians—only gangs. Drugs were involved, and so on.
Posted: May 7, 2025I moved to Belgium 2 years ago and I really like the city. Brussels is a multicultural capital and fairly safe to live in. I would recommend avoiding walking next to the train stations at night, especially if you are a woman travelling by yourself.
Posted: April 14, 2025There are a lot of people smoking weed, and after dark its not the best place to walk around out of the city center. I haven’t encountered any troubles there, but you should be careful when walking around and look out for your bag and phone.
Posted: April 11, 2025Overall it's fine I would say. Obviously there are some worse areas than others. I very rarely got bothered and I'm often going out at night. There are also lots of people around, so you not often alone in the streets.
Posted: March 30, 2025Nele
I lived in Brussels for 8 months and the “most horrifying” experiences were (high) people speaking to themselves, people asking you for money or something like that. Would not recommend gare du midi/ gare du nord at night but it’s tolerable. Nothing ever got stolen, I never got catcalled and felt safe.
Posted: March 25, 2025To be honest, out of all the places I’ve visited, Brussels was the worst in terms of overall safety and cleanliness. There were a lot of homeless people in the metro and men urinating in front of the main station.
Posted: March 18, 2025Lana
It’s fine - mind where you go and ignore the weird man saying their stupid things. Many man here will say things but truly will not do anything - wouldn’t say it’s worse or better than any other big city
Posted: March 15, 2025Brussels is a beautiful city. I always feel safe. U may find some alleyways that are a bit «scary» at night. This city has a lot of homeless people that sleep around at night. But they dont bother anyone!
Posted: March 4, 2025a lot of crime and drug trafficking. there are gangs that dont care if anyone is around and could shoot you (for mistake) so you gotta be careful and have eyes all over your head. but in the daytime it is much safer and really nice (the city is dirty tho)
Posted: February 28, 2025For female solo travellers, I would recommend not staying late at night, and avoiding the center neighbourhood, as well as Parvis de Saint Gilles, Midi Station, Anderlecht, Molenbeek. For accommodation privilege Forest (Altitude 100), Brugmann, Louise areas.
Posted: February 28, 2025based on 33 experiences from female travelers
Sara
Italy
Brussels is an amazing city, so lively full of different culture and people. Everyone speaks English but the avarege life is pretty expensive especially the food. I will suggest to visit the Art Noveau houses and the gardens (there are many and all amazing). It's actually a pretty safe city but still be careful walking alone at night.
Posted: April 29, 2025Experienced: March, 2025Alexa
Latvia
I visited Brussels recently and overall had a good experience. I felt mostly safe during the day, but in the evenings, I noticed a lot of groups of men walking around the city center, which made me feel a bit uncomfortable as a solo female traveler. That being said, the city itself is beautiful, full of historic architecture and great museums. I highly recommend visiting Grand Place, Atomium, and trying the local waffles and fries—they’re amazing. If you’re planning a short trip, 2–3 days are enough to cover the main sights. I’d suggest avoiding late evening walks alone, especially in less busy areas.
Posted: April 24, 2025Romane
Hey! My name is Romane, I'm from Belgium and I would love to travel as much as possible. When I travel, I try to do some volunteering because I think it is a great way to meet locals and learn about the culture
Basma
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