Is United Kingdom Safe for Women? Crime Rate in United Kingdom
Safety rating
Women living in United Kingdom consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in United Kingdom consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 12.3% percentage of women in United Kingdom have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 705 experiences
Safety rating: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.4/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is United Kingdom?
London
Moderately safe but varies depending on how rough area is and there is a big discrepancy between boroughs- check the area first. General safety advice would be good to not walk after dark, let someone know where you are going and when, and stay in well lit roads. In general it is safe during the day
Posted: August 11, 2025Coventry
If you stick to the city centre, you’ll be pretty safe. But I’d still recommend against going out in the dark, as there are drunk people or people on drugs on the roads :( It’s fairly ok during the day but be sure your belongings are safe
Posted: August 10, 2025Dundee
Dundee is an interesting place. I would say it’s safe for any white straight passing woman, even when you travel alone after dark. Mostly it’s teens that are more terrifying and might randomly shout at you. For Non-white women or Queer community , things can be different. People are a-bit at the polar opposite, either very welcoming or very non-welcoming. But 95% of them are at the left wing side I would say.
Posted: August 9, 2025
Alma
London
Depends heavily on the area and time of day. As a tourist do not stay out late alone, i wouldn't recommend going home alone at night. A lot of phone thieves in central/where tourists go. A lot of homeless people will ask you for stuff, more at night. Sometimes you just have to buy them water, but it can be scary as well. Much much safer in groups
Posted: August 8, 2025
Moncsi
London
London has a bad rep because of gang violence. If you are not part of a gang then nothing crazy happens in general. I walk and cycle alone, do night shifts. But obviously as any touristy place in central beware of pickpocket or phone grabs. Like Camden or Leicester Square. But don't stress about it. It is highly unlikely from millions anything is going to happen, but not impossible of course. The city is full of CCTVs and bobbies. Not to mention people are generally helpful.
Posted: August 7, 2025
Narjis
London
I am just here since 4 months so I can’t really give a big feedback yet but I never been in trouble since I am here for now, but I hear about my friend got there phone stolen I guess it depends on the places.
Posted: August 6, 2025Is United Kingdom worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 300 experiences from female travelers
Anaïs
France
Northern Ireland, Solo travel
Beatiful monuments to visit ! The host are very Nice and share the history of the rural land. The weather can be hard sometimes but doesn’t ruin the expérience. A lot of great landscape were you can have a walk
Posted: August 10, 2025Narjis
United Kingdom
London, Solo travel
It has been good experience until now ! I just came here 5 months ago so I can’t give a real feedback yet but London is really nice a lot of things to do ! Although I didn’t find a decent restaurant yet there is a lot of places to discover haha
Posted: August 6, 2025Safety in United Kingdom
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