Expat Women in Utrecht

Never have been made to feel too unsafe here. I have been here just about every other day for years and years and could count the number of incidents on one hand. Ive ran around here in the day, in the night, whatever.

A green, happy, student city. The university predominantly specialising in social studies in the past has always led to a high average influx of women into the city that tend to stick around. This has created a safe space over the years.

Okay sure you'll need to have common sense not to wander in the little forest in the dark but even a little more urban is still pretty safe. At night please don't go to the end of the Vecht by the water (past Schaakbuurt or past Marnixlaan on the side where there are no houses) but use other roads just to be sure. Also don't wander around Overvecht or Kanaleneiland if you are not near the bigger streets if you don't really need to. It can feel scary but nothing actually happens.

Seems fine during daylight but can be sketchy when you leave the centre; main problem is drunk homeless or drunk students who are disrespectful- you’ll find them in the centre as well but I don’t walk alone at night outside the main streets because of too many experiences of harassment