Women living in Glasgow consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Women living in Glasgow consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 out of 5.
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.
Based on 16 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.5/5 | 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: | 1.2/5 | 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 |
Alia
Glasgow extremely friendly city and is full of culture and arts with a wonderful queer community. But like any city there are all types of people and it has a history of violence. Overall I feel safe and welcomed living here but like any women I am cautious and stay alert when I walk alone at night.
Posted: January 19, 2025There is a big drinking culture in Scotland - especially in Glasgow - most of the time I only feel threatened by drunks and junkies, other than that the city is okay. Just try stay alert at night when a lot of people are drinking.
Posted: January 4, 2025Becky
Glasgow can have a bad reputation but it is a safe place to travel if you stay in the most popular areas. The local people are some of the friendliest in the world and willing to help anyone. Recommend
Posted: January 2, 2025Glasgow is a fairly safe city, with friendly locals who are always willing to help people in need. It's quite rare to see violence and when it does happen it tends to be between people that know each other, so as a tourist it's very safe.
Posted: December 9, 2024Hamnah
Pretty safe, never had any issues all my life living here. However you do need to be careful in certain impoverished areas as there obviously tends to be more crime. I live in the southside and once again never had any issues besides the odd break in to a house or robbery. Obviously don’t make eye contact with the crazies or crackheads. Never had an issue in city centre and I’ve been out until 2/3am. As a woman, never been sexually harassed or threatened in that sense. However I know other people may have had different experiences.
Posted: October 2, 2024Anna
The city is very safe in daylight. During weekdays very late at night the mood changes in city centre, so I wouldn’t walk alone there as you may find issues happening. Weekends are ok, as lot of people go out partying and the streets are very busy.
Posted: September 1, 2024Michelle
Glasgow varies in terms of safety. There’s a rumour about how you shouldn’t walk around at night because of the gangsters but that’s not true. There are plenty of people walking about at night. The most safest locations would be the west end of Glasgow. The city centre can be chaotic and some part of the south and east end can be a little concerning to walk on your own but it is generally fine.
Posted: August 6, 2024Daniella
Glasgow is relatively safe. People usually are friendly and mind their own business but there are still a lot of rough people in Glasgow like any place. There's good and bad everywhere. Police are always around the city centre and staff on public transport. There's security in stores and other places so if anything happens they will be your first point of contact. Walking around alone at night is safe, but depending on which area.
Posted: July 7, 2024Christa
Like most places in Scotland, generally Glasgow is quite safe, people may be a bit rowdy in the evenings on the weekends after a few drinks but are not generally violent. I feel safe taking public transport and walking, even alone at night.
Posted: July 5, 2024In general I feel safe but there are a lot of drunk and drug addicts and homeless people around, I wouldn't advise to go in parks after dark or use small side streets. Keep belongings also with you just in case.
Posted: June 23, 2024based on 4 experiences from female travelers
Glasgow has a wonderful cathedral. Never seen something more beautiful. You definitely need to visit . As I know they have choir singing in the evening Food is terrible but that’s typical for the uk
Posted: May 16, 2024Loving Glasgow so far. Here travelling for 5 months and enjoying every bit of it. I have been to Edinburgh, Inverness, Lovh Ness and a few other places in the Highlands so far and looking to travel some more in the next few days
Posted: February 5, 2024Alia
Hey I am Alia. I love it Glasgow, scotland and love dancing music and nature. I am up for meeting up and showing you around the city. I can also recommend some good music nights
Sarah
Hi I'm sarah and planning my first solo holiday in the sun and looking for potentially like minded people who may be at the same place at the same time for a little company during the stay 🙂