Is Barcelona Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

My solo trip to Barcelona was amazing! Surprisingly, I felt very safe and didn’t have to guard my phone from pickpockets as much as I thought. Barcelona is a beautiful city with lovely weather, architecture and an easygoing atmosphere. The highlight of the trip was definitely Sitges beach though, as it was a relatively quiet and beautiful beach. Would highly recommend as train tickets cost only £5 one way to get there!!

Solo travel

Lots of cultural activities to do, quite a few nightclubs and nice bars. It's really a cool city for solo travel. It's fairly affordable; only the Gaudí houses remain rather expensive, but they are very beautiful to see.

Solo travel

Loved Barcelona, the people are very interesting and nice, food in the supermarket was pretty cheap (supeco). Loved the gothic quarter, many lovely events everywhere, best airport I've been at. Good shops in the city

Group travel

The whole city has very interesting histories and hearing about them is a must in mg opinion. There are many must visit places for example the gothic part of the city, but some places need to be avoided. I didn’t really enjoyed the barceloneta, i wish we found better beaches but we didn’t want to search.

I feel pretty safe in the street off Barcelona, even during the night. I have been robbed once but I didn't see who did it. So I think we should take care of our thing and watch them closely to not be robbed.

The biggest crime in Barcelona is pick pocketing so definitely watch your bag and your phone. Always wear it near your body and the are plenty of shops where you can buy a chain for your phone. But if you don't bother any drunk or homeless people, it's safe to walk around Barcelona.

Pickpocketing is common in crowded / touristy areas. Also on public transport. Beach clubs are not safe because the bouncers are aggressive. Other than that, Barcelona is an amazing city with low life threatening crime rate

Barcelona in general is safe, but you do have to watch out in some areas! The oldest part of Barcelona (gótico, Raval, el born) can be relatively dangerous. They might try to grab your bag, your phone, or your watch. Be careful at night if you're a woman—personally, I don't like walking there alone... I don't feel safe at all. If you're careful with your belongings in general (phone, bag, wallet) and avoid these areas alone at night (it's okay if you're accompanied), you'll be fine. In the rest...