Is Bordeaux Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a rather safe city. Like any other big city, as a woman, it has a few places you would want to avoid, especially at night when the lights are off. But I feel quite safe when I go for a walk or walk home, of course avoiding dark areas at night.

It's very safe for most of the area of the town, but if you are a women you can have wissles and some guys randomly talking about how you look in some area of the town. Lost of homeless drunk people can make you feel unsafe but they never do much if you just ignore them !

It depends in which district you stay but in my opinion there are some places to avoid as a woman at night : les Capucins, la Gare Saint Jean (train station), sometimes la place de la Victoire (especially when there is a football match). But Bordeaux everywhere else is really safe, and the districts I mentioned are safe during the day.

It's a really nice city, it's mostly a safe one too. I would just recommend you not to go alone near La Victoire or near Port de Bourgogne, these places are not too far from the city center but they're not that safe especially at night ...

You have to be careful around Porte de Bourgogne —> there’s a lot of robery and intoxicated ppl Also men in nightclubs/bar can be very pushy + sexual harassment but if you go out with friends/group then everything should be fine ! :)

I would say that bordeaux, even if of course things happen sometimes, is really a safe place in France, considering that this is a country where there is basically a lot of harassment for women compared to others. Except from that I've been leaving here for 7 years and walking alone at night without having troubles (except from harassment)

Couple travel

I loved Bordeaux, we stayed at Eklo Hotel as a sustainable option and we really had a good time there. Also the breakfast was amazing! It is located next to the botanic park and Darwin Ecosystem, an alternative area in the city. We got there in public transport and the station is a bit far from the most interesting areas, so if you have a lot of things, I recommend taking a taxi from there. We were there for 5 days, so we took advantage of the Bordeaux City Card 72h that included most of the museums and access to public transport, including a little boat over the river, very useful to visit "La Cité du Vin" and "Basin des lumières". As we had some more time, we took a train to Libourne, a cozy smaller town where we enjoyed good food at a Medieval building "Le Zinc". In Bdx we had great food options, but the ones we recommend the most were the restaurant In Darwin Ecosystem, "Møna Bordeaux", "Umami ramen" and "Baud et Millet".

Solo travel

Bordeaux is safe during the daytime, but you have to be careful at night, especially in the old town. I was followed by four men to the station after sunset, which was just a short walk to the station.