Is Swansea safe for solo female travelers?

Swansea is generally safe for solo female travelers. The locals are friendly, and it's a well-lit town with a low crime rate. While it's always important to remain aware of your surroundings, many tourists find the atmosphere welcoming and comfortable. However, like anywhere, it's always wise to take some precautions particularly at night, or in lesser crowded places.

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How safe is Swansea for female travelers?

Solo travel

Stayed for three nights and four days. The city is nothing special but it's a good affordable base with a busy nightlife from Thursday on. The rest of the time there's not much to do. It's a good base to explore the coast and the Brecon Beacons, which i could not do as the weather became rainy and I was unprepared for wet mountains, so I stayed on the coast. Gower is very beautiful and very reachable with hourly buses. I liked this tiny corner of Wales, would love to come back and explore further.

Posted: July 20, 2025Experienced: June, 2025
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How safe is Swansea for women?

Local safety index

3.6 /5

Based on 3 local experiences

Local crime index

1.9 /5

Based on 3 local experiences

Róisín

Róisín

Swansea is generally safe, general rules of conduct when going out alone/drinking on nights out apply. Unfortunately, has had issues with spiking but I've not experienced much in my time here (around 3 months)

Posted: January 16, 2025
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Aiden

Aiden

There are certain areas which are known to have slightly higher crime rates and more shift individuals, but avoiding those areas means Swansea can be entirely stress free and safe. Swansea is also an incredibly busy city so you’ll never be deserted.

Posted: July 21, 2024
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Elia

Elia

Swansea is a little seaside town, not very busy but not too quiet either. I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve rarely ever heard of any major violent/sexual/ murder cases against women. It’s pretty chill, I guess because it’s not very touristic or popular :)

Posted: April 15, 2024
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