Women living in Hamburg consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5.
Women living in Hamburg consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.2 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 100 experiences
Safety rating: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | 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 |
It’s a safe city but as all big cities it can be dangerous. Don’t walk by yourself after dark, don’t drink something you didn’t order yourself (or saw the bartender making it and handing it to you at least).
Posted: August 19, 2025Like most big city’s Hamburg has different kind of areas and the safety depends on where you’re at! The central station or the Reeperbahn are places where I wouldn’t recommend to stay alone for a long time a specially at night. Hamburg is a wealthy City and I think it’s noticeable in terms of safety. In my area I honestly never worry but in other places I sometimes do.
Posted: August 4, 2025Hamburg 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, 2025based on 17 experiences from female travelers
Fatima
Peru
I went to visit a friend and it was so funny. We cooked together, went to eat on the beach and went to the amusement park. The weather was kinda rainy but I enjoyed it a lot and I felt safe the time I was there.
Posted: August 5, 2025Experienced: July, 2025