Is Barcelona Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Barcelona

It's fairly safe depending on where you are. I'm in the Eixample area and I'm not worried. Barcelona is known for pick pocketing so you have to try not to act like a total tourist and just be mindful of your surroundings. I haven't felt harassed by males and I've been here for about two months.

Overall Barcelona is an extremely safe place to travel solo as a woman. I’ve never felt unsafe anywhere I’ve been in the city. It’s unheard of to have physical violence here in general. The only thing to worry about is petty theft - pick pockets normally. This is known to happen in Barcelonetta beach and in Raval neighborhoods. Just generally don’t be stupid with your belongings - I have never gone out of my way to be overly protective of my things, and I’ve been fine. The “bad neighborhood” that people say you should not visit is called Raval, but personally, I lived there for a while and it’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s just lower income immigrant communities - mostly families. I think people that say don’t go there are just being a bit racist lowkey 😅. You’ll find the best south asian food in the city there!!! Houses on Airbnb are also a lot cheaper there. Highly recommend. Overall, Barcelona scores a 10/10 in safety physically, and an 8/10 in safety for your belongings. Have fun!

I haven't experienced anyone trying to steal my phone or anything on public transport, anyway there are certain zones and streets that should be avoided walking alone after dark. The risk of sexual harassment I'd say it is similar to other big cities and mostly in nightclubs/big festivals.

It’s amazing. I'm Brazilian, and I really feel safe there. The people are welcoming. I have the metro option during the night on weekends. I love living there and making friends. We have a lot of free options, and we can enjoy the beach without anyone disturbing us.

Every year it’s becoming worse , it’s not what it used to be , every year there are more thieves and also homeless people . Be careful when in public transportation with your bags and mobile phones, and also if you’re in a restaurant be careful with your bags.

Someone stole my phone and laptop. I have still traumatized it. And also my roommate got robbed 4 times. In general, I didn’t see any harassment but some parts are so dangerous like el raval, gotic etc.

As any big city, Barcelona has pickpockets and petty thieves. Some neighborhoods are more rough than others (I heard bad things about Raval, or La Mina) but I personally never experienced a situation of unsafety in Barcelona, where I'm a local

Barcelona is more or less a safe city. Like in any other capital cities, there are district which can be risky at night, such as Raval and El born. There are pickpockets in the tourist street, so you should keep your belongings closed.

Barcelona is safe, You just need to take care of using your phone while waking on some areas and on the train, the same at night, just avoid walking alone in some areas. Watch your stuff on the beach. There is a tourist city and people take advantage of that!

For the ones coming to Barcelona my advice will be to keep an eye out at all times, specially to your personal belongings but also, not getting super drunk and walking alone at night. Specifically in neighbourhoods such as Raval, Vila Olímpica, Born, Ciutat Vella, Gòtic, etc. i.e. downtown.

Solo travel

I felt safe, surprisingly, I heard a lot about the pickpocketing. I stayed for 2 nights in Hostel Grau which was located near the famous street. I liked the homey feel of this hotel. February was a surprisingly good time to visit, I had blue skies and nice temperatures.

Group travel

It was such a fun experience. We mostly did touristy areas and walked around a lot. To travel, I would definitely recommend using the metro, it was super easy to navigate and pretty cheap, definitely buy the 10 round trip ticket if you're planning to stay for more than 3 or 4 days ( saves money ) Must visit places are: - Sagrada familia: literally the most famous place in Barcelona and really impressive to look at, especially if you're a bit of an architecture and history nerd like me. I wouldn't recommend visiting at night, the lighting coupled with the gothic architecture makes it look more like a haunted place. I went in both the morning and night and my morning pics turned out MUCH better - Las Ramblas: a really busy and crowded street but it's like a major shopping street. There were so many cute little stalls and shops and it was a pretty fun experience walking down it and window shopping. - Boqueria market: it's in las ramblas and was one of my favourite parts of my trip. The whole vibe and different colours and foods was really nice. I didn't buy anything because everything was ridiculously overpriced ( like the exact same things were being sold like 10 steps outside the market section for less than half the price. But if you do want to buy from inside it, go further down, don't just buy it from the entrance because most stalls sold the same things but at cheaper prices at the back than at the front. - Barcelona Cathedral: really pretty and grand. Just don't get scammed by the people who are wearing white/ clown like face paint outside. They come up to you, don't leave you alone until you take a picture and then demand for money. It may not be all of them but definitely be aware. One lady chased my friend around for like 5 minutes. - there are so many more places like Gaudi's house, casa batillo, the art museum, a palace, the gothic quarters ( I didn't go into much detail about this but a definite, just be aware that it's quite crowded so don't expect pics like the ones on Google), park guell etc. ( Don't remember all of their exact names)