Women living in Hamburg consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.
Women living in Hamburg consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.1 out of 5.
On average 2.5% percentage of women in Germany have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 97 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.1/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Hamburg is definitely a rather save city. Especially at day light you don’t have to worry about anything as long as you’re around people or public places. Worst thing that should happen there is being whistled after. I wouldn’t recommend at any time to walk alone into the side areas of the Stadtpark where there are only few people (biking is fine). At dark you should avoid any parks or dark alleys since there’s a lot of homeless people here that could be drunk and lost self control and there’s actually gangs here too. As far as I’m concerned they’re not dangerous but I wouldn’t wanna walk into them at night.
Posted: July 20, 2025Freya
Hamburg is a beautiful safe city to visit. People are friendly, public transport is good and it has a lot to offer. Check the weather before going tho... Could be rainy:) Apart from that, you don't have to worry about anything. Of course it is a big City, so just keep your valuables close.
Posted: July 20, 2025I live in the outskirts but even in the city, you can mostly walk around rather safely. I would recommend staying on lighted streets though. Overall, I've never felt reasonably scared for my safety but I'd rather stay on the safe side
Posted: July 17, 2025Depending on the exact location within the city, it might be safer to not want alone at night. During daytime it feels safe in most areas. I would avoid the central station at night and clubbing alone/ getting home alone.
Posted: July 8, 2025Janina
I am not afraid to go our at night or in the evening. It is overall safe and yes, as a big city also Hamburg has the streets or distinct where i recommend normal human thinking to avoid but overall i was never afraid of getting around Hamburg also during the evening or night time.
Posted: July 4, 2025Adina
Due to the high number of refugees from 3rd world countries where women have less/ no rights, it's safe to say that we have to be more cautious than 10-15 years ago. Stick to the populated areas, but be cautious and aware of your surroundings. Women are being stared at and harassed mostly by these people.
Posted: June 30, 2025based on 16 experiences from female travelers
Eda
Turkey
I felt safe most of the times but in a certain places like Hauptbahnhof or St. Pauli, I try not to pass those places by walking. I also sometimes didnt feel safe at public transports because of the Hijab i wear. Besides that I think Hamburg is wonderful. Ot has bith the criwded streets like Mönckebergstraße and boat trips from Landungsbrücken. I would %100 recommend you to go to Elbphilarmoni buildng. Its free to enter and you can see all the city from its balcony.
Posted: July 5, 2025I felt safe, i just had to watch out on the streets with clubs. I would recommend going to Kunsthalle museum and if you like going out then Reeperbahn. My restaurant recommendation is block house. I stayed at my sister’s so she drove me around but there is local bus and a train.
Posted: January 1, 2025