Women living in Hanover consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.6 out of 5.
Women living in Hanover consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.7 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 10 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Hanover is somewhere in the middle when it comes to safety for women. As everywhere there are safer and not so safe areas. I would recommend using my guest bike over walking, especially if you're planning to be out at night.
Posted: March 30, 2025Brittany
Hannover is generally a safe city where I feel comfortable exploring. However, around the main train station (as in most German cities), you’ll often notice groups of homeless individuals and those dealing with substance abuse. While they usually keep to themselves, their interactions can sometimes be loud or might cause some disturbances. There’s a consistent police presence in these areas, which helps maintain a sense of security. By staying aware of your surroundings, especially near the train station, you can confidently enjoy all that Hannover has to offer.
Posted: March 27, 2025Hannover is like most big cities in Germany not the safest, but if you don’t stay at the trainstation or “steintor” area, then you’re good. As a woman, I wouldn’t walk around in the dark tho. But I also wouldn’t do that anywhere else so… stay safe :)
Posted: February 8, 2025Lotta
It Always depends on the corner of town, but in most ares its not a problem to be outside at night. As i women i try not to do it as much alone but in generel its quite safe. Though its one of germanys highest ranked criminal cities.
Posted: February 6, 2025Savo
It is not the overall safest place but it’s also still mostly safe to walk around. I wouldn’t recommend to walk around really dark places without street light. I mostly call a friend when walking home at night.
Posted: January 18, 2025Maxine
Hannover is all in all a pretty safe place. Just some areas especially around Steintor and Raschplatz I wouldnt recomment to go alone as a female in the dark. I already did it and nothing happened it is just not a nice feeling to be alone in this places!
Posted: January 16, 2025Hannover is a pretty safe city. Just don't go to Steintor or the central station at night. Weird people there. Otherwise it's a little weird because most of the time it's just things that get broken or cars somehow suddenly being on roofs?? A little weird
Posted: January 11, 2025Anna
I feel safe in Hannover most of the times even when walking home alone during the night. The public transport is very convenient in my area, so you get home easily. The street lights are bright enough to feel comfortable walking home at night.
Posted: January 9, 2025In Hannover, the drug and crime rate is quite high. I don't feel very comfortable being out alone, but it could be much worse; it's particularly bad at the main train station and at Steintor. However, there are also many police officers around for security reasons.
Posted: December 29, 2024Germany in generally is quite safe. Places like Steintor and Hauptbahnhof have a bad reputation though. I would not worry too much about it, keep an eye on your stuff and act assertive, and you will be fine ;-)
Posted: September 13, 2024I felt safe, but most of the food was greek or Schnitzel there was almost no other kind of meat, it was really cold even if it was august and there was not much to do, just going to the mall and stuff like that, I did like an asian place that had "red curry rice" in the hannover train station mall, it was the best food I tried there, and after 2 years, I still miss it
Posted: December 30, 2024Experienced: July, 2022I think Hannover is a great city to travel. It’s big and modern, which attracts me a lot. I’ve definitely had a great time there. And also I love the buildings there. It’s not single but different kinds of. I love this Variety. It’s like the people there, from different countries and have different views.
Posted: August 6, 2023Zoë
Hi there 👋🏻😊 I'm Zoë, 25 years old and from Hannover, Germany. I will be traveling to Costa Rica, Curacao and Aruba by myself in a few weeks ☀️🏝️ I'm looking forward to connecting with other solo travelers!
Jana
hey! I‘m Jana, 18 years old and from Hanover in Germany. Soon I will be graduating from school and after that I am planning to do interrail with a good friend of mine. I looooove seeing new places, meeting new people and eating new dishes/food! I am so excited and happy for everything that is there to be explored!