Women living in Oslo consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Women living in Oslo consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.4 out of 5.
On average 11.1% percentage of women in Norway have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 29 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.4/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.2/5 | 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 |
Most neighborhoods are very safe also after dark. Would stay away from certain areas of downtown late at night by yourself as a woman if there are not a lot of people around. Grønland has a lot of petty crime, but generally safe during the daytime.
Posted: October 31, 2024I would say Oslo is pretty safe. Although we have experienced more crime lately, it’s mostly gang related and not a concern for others. But as a woman, you always want to take precautions no matter where you are.
Posted: October 27, 2024Safe and easygoing. A lot can be done in the city like visiting museums, walks in the neighbourhood. In summer in the middle of the city you can experience sauna by the ocean. Kayaking in the river then the ocean. Everything is close but plan ahead.
Posted: October 5, 2024Kristina
Oslo is quite safe. I have walked home alone at night many times. But, of course, use normal caution when walking alone at night through parks or by Aker river. Oslo has a lot of forest and it's very accomodated to visit. You can easily just pop up a tent and make a fire at the designated fire places. Robberies happen, but it's not very common. I think if you forget your wallet anywhere, it will probably just be there when you go back for it or someone will find it and try to contact you to pick it up.
Posted: September 3, 2024Oslo is a rather safe town. It har crimes as all bigger city’s. I felt safe living in Oslo, and did not worry going home alone at night. As a general advice i would avoid walking alone through parks at night, just in case.
Posted: August 19, 2024Safe to travel for women. There are many tourists in the city centre. The crime rate is low and prosperity is high. Little robbing . As long as you stay in the city centre and dont walk alone in dark streets you will be safe.
Posted: August 19, 2024It's safe in that sense that there are few people who harasses. That means that people leave you alone. It's ok to walk around. It's ok to walk around and I guess it might be easy to talk to people if you're open-minded.
Posted: August 18, 2024Marthe
I always take the night bus home after a night out, and then walk home by myself with music in my ears and honestly it’s so safe. Never had any issues, so think that can overall tell you Oslo is one of the safest capitals in the world. I did however lose my phone once cos someone pick-pocketed me, and that’s about the only crime.
Posted: August 12, 2024Sylvia
It’s so safe that I can take the night bus home and walk from the bus stop to my house without being scared. I can wear my fancy clothes and expensive jewelry out in town without fear. Children take public transportation alone.
Posted: August 10, 2024Norway is a very safe country, and for a capital Oslo is very safe too. In general I am not afraid at all when walking around in the city by myself during daytime. After dark I am more careful and there are places where I would avoid walking alone late in the evening or at night. Better keep to places where there are other people or go together with someone, you never know. But in general Oslo is a safe city.
Posted: August 8, 2024based on 21 experiences from female travelers
sharing from the local: Nature stuff: - Maybe take the ferry to one of the islands, maybe Hovedøya. You take the boat with a normal bus ticket. - If you have the time, go to bogstad gård. I would say it’s the prettiest lake in Oslo, you can swim there, walk around and have a kanelsnurr - You should really stop by botanisk hage! It’s close to city center and really pretty! - The kings castle have a really pretty park! Culture stuff: - I would really recommend the national gallery! It’s new and kinda different I would say to other museums! I go there maybe twice a week myself. It’s so peaceful and astonishing at the same time. - You can have a tour in the kings castle, it’s interesting I think! Foods and drinks!: For coffee the cafe “Time Wendelboe” is world class! But there’s a lot of coffee places that are good, Norwegians love their coffee.. I really like the Italian food at Baltazar ristorante! The best Chinese food is probably Szechuan Chengdu by Grunerløkka. There’s a bunch of god sushi places just don’t eat at Sabrura❌ it sucks. I would also stay away from Egon! For Norwegian food i like Fiskeriet on Youngstorget, they got fish mostly! Here’s a link to all the best Norwegian restaurants but it’s written in Norwegian:/ https://www.visitoslo.com/no/artikler/norske-restauranter/ Shopping: - For vintage shopping, grunerløkka have some good stores like good vibes vintage, Robot, Frøken Dianas salonger and velouria vintage. - For classic shopping i would recommend Svean on Frogner, they get a lot of Scandinavian clothing. - Dapper on Grunerløkka, they mostly have menswear but a lot of it I would say is unisex. - Ganni postmodern and Acne archive also on grunerløkka! Mostly women’s fashion. It’s really cool! - - Valkyrien is a shopping mall on majorstua with stores like Other stories and Moniker, both cool stores one with mostly women’s clothing and the other a sports store. + a bunch of other stores. - Steen og strøm in Karl Johan is cool, more brands that are well known, four floors of different things. - Paleet is a shopping mall in Karl Johan as well closer to the kings castle. They have a really good clothing store on the second floor!
Posted: August 1, 2024Experienced: June, 2024Georgia
United Kingdom
I felt very safe during my time in Oslo, even though it was only a night! People were friendly. The transport and food is expensive, but there’s enough to see in the city for an evening. I enjoyed my time there and would recommend to other solo female travellers
Posted: July 30, 2024Lisa
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