Women living in Bratislava consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Women living in Bratislava consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.5 out of 5.
On average 5.5% percentage of women in Slovakia have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 16 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.5/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Veronika
In my own experience I can say Bratislava is really safe place to live in, I’ve lived here for 10 years and not once did I experience any issues or problems.
Posted: April 3, 2025Simona
I think Bratislava is a city sa any other. There have been some bad attacks and threats but it's not on a regular basis. It is quite exceptional and rare. Personally, for 20 years in my life I have never been a part of anny assault or threat, nor a witness
Posted: January 30, 2025I think in Bratsiava we have normal life mostly teenagers. If something happens to you somebody will take care of you for sure. I think people in Bratislava are kind and polite so If you ask somebody will help you.
Posted: January 27, 2025Town where i live my whole life is very safe for poeple (young or old, girlsor boys). You can visit my town and don't have to worry about someone stealing or attacking you. The city is very safe during the day and also at night.
Posted: January 20, 2025Valeria
Bratislava is a small walkable city which is very safe even after dark. Even public transport is very safe to use during the evenings/nights. During weekends there are usually more police officers in the streets and we have a dedicated team of young people going around during nights making sure nobody is left drunk in the streets.
Posted: January 6, 2025Bratislava is a moderately safe city. During the day, you won’t have a problem with walking alone or using public transportation. But after dark you will meet a lot of sketchy people (also depends which time of year are you visiting), you will probably experience cat calling but that is mostly it, nothing more normally.
Posted: January 5, 2025For 3 years living here I’ve heard about some criminal things happening in this city maybe twice. The city considered the most boring european capital (which is not true also, there’s much stuff to do here), and that’s why probably it is nothing happening here in such a way that it becomes super safe. Only problem here is can be some random drunk person in the city centre, but as in any city in the world. Or annoying homeless person asking for money, but still they never do anything to you except asking. Walking in the night alone is felt a bit scary though as anywhere else just because you never know what can happen in a stranger’s head, but i felt x100 times more worried in Barcelona or Budapest even with male friends walking together.
Posted: December 30, 2024Bratislava is quite a small city and it’s considered to be fairly safe. The downtown is always crowded with people, especially evenings/weekends, but I often go out alone, also late, and never had to stress about it too much.
Posted: December 25, 2024Veronika
Bratislava is a very safe city. I have never been scared walking alone during night. I have never had a single thought about the fact that my city could be dangerous because it is not a have never been
Posted: December 25, 2024Bratislava is overall quite safe. I would say that Obchodna street can be dangerous for a solo woman because there are lot of drunk people. But i was there a lot of times because of the pubs and luckily nothing happened there. But you need to be careful
Posted: September 19, 2024based on 13 experiences from female travelers
First of all, I would like to say that it is a very safe place for solo travel. Prices are not too high compared to other European cities. Their most famous dish is similar to halusky niyokki. you can try. Slavin, Slovak National Gallery, Blue Church, Bratislava Castle, Devin Castle are the places you should definitely go. 2 days will be enough to visit the whole city. It was pretty easy to find the buses with google maps. local people were very helpful. They generally know English. In summary, it is a place where you can go and see, but you should not keep expectatiın very high.
Posted: July 15, 2024Experienced: May, 2024It’s really safe for solo traveler to travel in their capital city, there’s not much things to do in Bratislava, I recommend to take a bus 20mins to a small town , there is a meditation circle on the hill of the town which is really amazing!
Posted: March 25, 2024nela
hey, i’m nela i’m 21 and i study art (( graphic design at uni in bratislava, so i can host you in czech and in slovakia as well i adore traveling, exploring new countries, places and cultures i love art and visiting galleries around the world
Veronika
Hello! 👋 My name is Veronika and I love taking care of people and animals, even though I work with technology 👩🏼💻 I try to enjoy life, I really love coffee, nature, good food, art and talking to people, although I may seem like an introvert in the beginning 😅 I live in a small apartment in Bratislava, Slovakia. Let me know if you’re interested in being my host, I can cook you some good food 🍽️ (even traditional Slovak food 🇸🇰) or bake my favorite cake 🍰 in exchange for some of your travel/life stories 😊 Also, I have a little niece you might hear about 😁