Women living in Heidelberg consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.
Women living in Heidelberg consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 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 15 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.2/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Heidelberg is quite safe - nevertheless, as safe as the city may be, there are parts of the city and times / situations of course that require a little bit more attention - but nothing you wouldn't be aware of as a woman anyways.
Posted: May 10, 2025Beatrice
Heidelberg is a peaceful student town. It's very beautiful and also is a big attraction for tourists and international students. Therefore it is very safe. Sometimes of course things can happen but it is very rare to hear or experience. Not to be worried at all.
Posted: April 27, 2025Heidelberg feels very safe if you go to the right places, and even at the bad ones, u feel fine. The safest places are the old town but at night there might be a lot of drunk people because of the untere Street. The only place where I don't feel safe safe is at the Stadtwerke, and that's because of the drug users there, but otherwise, I can't think of a "dangerous" place in Heidelberg. I lived there all my life, and I had like a few incidents that were not that great but nothing major.
Posted: April 15, 2025Alexandra
Heidelberg is a very safe city where you can feel very safe. As in any city, men can be pushy at night when they are drunk, otherwise it is fun to live in Heidelberg. It is a clean student city where it is worth visiting the Heidelberg Castle
Posted: March 10, 2025Heidelberg is a Student City. I live in this city since I was born and I feel save here. The only bad experience I made were in a club at „untere Straße“ called Jinx. I was grabbed on my butt. Sadly not only once do I would stay out of that bar but most of the other bars are safe and cute to visit.
Posted: February 18, 2025Its a small town, people are nice and its safe. More people are students or old german people. I‘m here 4 month and in this periode i did not have any problems..
Posted: February 7, 2025Larissa
Heidelberg is a very safe town vecause police cars are often driving around and the city is not that big. The only place you should be careful is while partying in the "Untere Straße" because there are a lot of drunk people. But overall I feel very safe to go home at night by myself.
Posted: January 8, 2025Heidelberg is really a safe town, I have lived here 8 years and I never felt unsafe, no matter what time of day. I also never got robbed, neither my friends, and I never heard of someone's house being broken into.
Posted: January 7, 2025Anna-Lena
Heidelberg Overall feels safe, especially in the old town I don’t feel unsafe even while walking at night. The surrounding towns also feel safe but since they are smaller and the streets are empty at night it doesn’t feel as safe to walk there. I was never worried about being robbed while being at home or in the city.
Posted: December 24, 2024I feel quite safe most of the time. The couple of exceptional incidents I’ve encountered seem to relate more to my race (Asian) than my gender. Overall safe to use public transport and very safe to explore the city center as a solo female traveler.
Posted: November 9, 2024Val
Argentina
My first time in Heidelberg! I had the time of my life! Such a beautiful place. It started cloudy but then it was so sunny! I didn't try the food or buy anything, I was so enhanced by the city, that I just walked through it! There is a lot of nature and it felt super peaceful. I recommend paying a visit, it's so worth it.
Posted: June 9, 2024I would define recommend Heidelberg, it has good authentic food and historical old buildings. There is a castle with a wonderful view. It is one of the places you should not miss when visiting Germany.
Posted: May 17, 2024Jule
Hello guys, I’m Jule I turned 19 in July and this is the beginning of my travel journey all around the world. I am very open minded and want to meet as many different people and learn as much as possible. I like reading, connecting with others and swimming.
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Yes, I too love to travel 😉 and to meet others, who like to explore, to learn and to experience.