Is Lille Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Lille

I think It’s correct, i walk alone and it’s okay like 95% of the time, You just have to be a bit careful, depending on the area, and at nightfall (as is the case everywhere, I think?) but Lille is a beautiful city.

Just like any city in France, you're not 100% safe when you're a women. When you walk in the dark you can be worried but in 6 years of being a Lille citizen I've rarely been harrassed or been annoyed in the streets. Maybe because I avoid certain places (bar streets like Solférino, Massena or Esquemoise) and neighborhoods (the trainstation, rue de Béthune, Place de Paris) where you can find a few of homeless persons, who are not aggressive, but as a women you can feel not safe around them.

Lille is a very beautiful city, but it isn’t the safest in certain areas, especially after dark. The train station Lille Flandres is a hotspot for homeless people and drug addicts, etc. They can sometimes be a bit angry or persistent, there are police patrols in the evening in the metro but it isn’t uncommon to encounter wasted homeless people. I would recommend avoiding this area late at night if you are alone. Another area of town is the Wazemmes neighborhood, the market is nice in the morning and weekends however I wouldn’t recomend this area in the evening and at night. It’s not a very safe neighborhood if you are alone, I have friends who have been robbed there and such. Roubaix is a city close to Lille with some amazing spots and things to visit like the Musée de la Piscine, however some parts of the city should be avoided in the evening as well if you are alone.

I was born and raised in Lille Honestly, I would say that visiting Lille is a great experience. The architecture is beautiful. The food is great. They are a few things to see and to do, plus we’re pretty close from Paris and the coast. However, as a woman, I can say that I do not feel safe here. I’m never comfortable wearing skirts, dresses and tops here. You easily get catcalled and I feel like it’s almost inevitable if you are showing too much skin from men’s (=animals) point of view. To conclude, I would say that coming here is definitely worth it because the north of France is really pretty and has a great culture, however, I would (unfortunately) be cautious with the clothes I’m wearing and would not walk alone at night. 

Lille is an international and a student city, 🏙️ I’ve been studying there for 7 years and nothing ever happened to me. If you drink beer, be sure you can make friends very easily 🫣 I will be happy to share some tips and recommendations !

Lille is pretty safe, nice atmosphere, it’s a student town, easily walkable, if you stay in the city center it will be okay 😊 I never experienced a bad situation with someone in the street, even when I was going home late at night

Just be carefull walking alone in the night. Avoid some áreas like Porte de Douai, Porte d'Arras. They are not safe and with a lot of drug problems. Otherwise it is ok and there is no problem. There is sometimes people asking for money who can be very insistent but they won't attack you.

Some neighborhoods can be unsafe. But most of the town is pretty safe. I wouldn’t walk in alone in the night is the south of the town but I have no problem in the rest of the city or in public transportation

it is really safe if you do the basic things to stay safe, it is a pretty easy city to go around as a woman as easy as it is for a woman to be safe anywhere you know you don’t have to except anything scary at all though

Lille IS generally quite safe, some parts are however better left unvisited, like the south of the city and I would advise not to go alone to Roubaix at night. There are a lot of people asking for money in the streets as the region has a lot of poverty but globally people from the North are welcoming and friendly.

Solo travel

You can go to Lille from Paris by taking a bus or a train. I took a 3h bus and was really quick. One you get there you can walk around and see all main attractions that are closed to the city center. Food is not expensive. You should try les moulles with french fries and the go to have some dessert in a bakery store but not the gouffre cause it's really thing and small that's not worth the price. To finish you can go to the Citadelle a nice park to have some rest and a drink. I would recommend to do this just in a day cause there's no more else to do after that

Group travel

I want to talk about my experience in Lille because it was the first time I was hosted by a girl I had met online. I was with my roommate and our host let us stay for two nights in her place, she was such a lovely person to talk to and we could trust each other completely! I am very grateful for this experience and I hope I can do it again in the future. Lille is a beautiful city with cool architecture and some museums that we really enjoyed. The people are really nice too. I recommend it!