Women living in Brussels consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5.
Women living in Brussels consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.5 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 77 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.8/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.5/5 | Moderate |
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: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.7/5 | 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 |
Brussels is a relatively safe city, but its the capital of both Belgium and Europe, so there is a certain level of crime. The past few months tensions have been high in the centre due to daily protests for Palestina, 2 stbbings happened in 2 weeks. There are some places near Bruxelles Midi where drugscriminals rule, but all in all Brussels is not a city i would qualify as dangerous as loads of US cities. Inform yourself, stay safe and you will have a wonderful time
Posted: August 27, 2025I went to Brussel some times and i didn't feel like in a safe place. I saw drug dealer sold their drugs in front of the police. Some guys whistled at me and approached inappropriately in the street. The entire city is not like that i know it. But now i feel a bit stressed when i go there.
Posted: August 22, 2025It s depends on the place where you havé to be careful , but in général We feel so safe. You can always have to be careful. People are Nice, We can talk to People easily. You can visit the city in peace without judgment.
Posted: August 22, 2025Well some part of Brussels is safe, but some others are not safe especially for women, and mostly during the night. All around the train station it’s absolutely not safe to walk around there, at night especially. But I would say that if you take care and stay in the nice places of Brussels it’s a pretty nice and nice place.
Posted: August 13, 2025Brussel is overall a very safe city, of course some places are less safe than other but that’s the same in every city I personally had never had something stolen in the transport or in the city even in the most touristic places Of course pay attention but most important of all : enjoy Brussels
Posted: August 9, 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, 2025