Women living in Winterthur consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.
Women living in Winterthur consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 out of 5.
On average 14.1% percentage of women in Switzerland have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 9 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.2/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | 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 |
Sarah
The people are very nice and friendly. I would say, it is very safe. I have lived in Winterthur my whole life and nothing bad happend to me during this time. I always drove with my bicycle to the city and back when I was going out, and it was no problem at all.
Posted: May 9, 2025Most of the time I feel safe. One of the only things which I don’t feel fully comfortable with is having to go home late passing through the train station and using public transport. I‘ve been catcalled and have gotten into weird conversations in those contexts which is why I‘m always being a bit careful. I‘ve never experienced any harassment in Winterthur because of being openly queer. I‘ve heard of a few break-ins over the last years but not that I would be too worried about it.
Posted: April 27, 2025Rahel
Winterthur is safe. I have never had a negative experience. When I go out, it can happen that a drunk person makes a stupid comment, but I just ignore it and keep walking. I’m not afraid to go out alone in the evening for a walk or anything like that. Overall, I feel very safe.
Posted: February 14, 2025Mace
I’ve only worried for my safety once since moving here and overall in my 22 years of living in Switzerland as a whole can count the amount of times I worried at all and all of them were because of a drunk man on the train or bus. But usually there will be other people on public transport with you and there are often armed security on trains especially during peak drunk party people hours. I wouldn’t ever drop my guard completely but generally I’ve never come even close to actual danger despite taking the train late at night very often and walking in the dark in town or in villages and even in the woods quite a bit. Just avoid streets notorious for drugs or crime, keep the headphones off and don’t be afraid to be impolite if you feel unsafe :)
Posted: February 3, 2025During the night there might be drunk people at the train stations that might yell around but usually there is security walking around and in the neighborhoods its very chill. I dont feel unsafe at all during the day or feel like i will get robbed.
Posted: February 1, 2025Sarah
Hi, I am Sarah and lived my whole life in Winterthur, Switzerland. I have always been pretty active as a kid, I still do gymnastics at a local gymnastics club. In addition to gymnastics, I love cycling and hiking. When I rode my bike from Winterthur to Amsterdam for the first time four years ago, I discovered my passion for bikepacking. I was inspired by my older brother, who has also been on many bike trips. After my trip to Amsterdam, I knew that I wanted to go on a bike trip for a longer period of time. In the last few years, I have done many smaller bikepacking trips (to Zermatt, Ljubljana or through the French and Spanish Pyrenees). This year I'm finally fulfilling my dream and will ride my bike from Switzerland to Norway (Tromsø) all by myself and alone.
Ezinne
Hey, I’m Ezinne and currently in my gap year. I just came back from my first solo trip through Europe and will continue travelling whenever I can. I love meeting new people and getting to know different cultures. At home I sing in a choir, play Volleyball and started practising martial arts a few month ago. Reading and listening to music is also an important part of my life.