Alisa
Germany
during my trip to the "colours of ostrava" festival, me (f) and my partner (f) have experienced multiple rude and scary encounters with local czech people. as a woman, you are specifically subjected to random acts of verbal aggression. while this goes for all places in the world, i felt that the czech republic was especially bad. we were generally safe while using public transport at night. due to the festival, the time tables for public transport changed and we got lost on a tram one night - with limited access to proper translations, it was hard to find our way back to the hotel. the locals came across as unhelpful and generally happy to be left alone.
Posted: August 20, 2024Based on 8 local experiences
Based on 8 local experiences
Well, Ostrava people rate the safety here very low. However, I think its getting better and better, you just have to be careful as in any other big city. For example Přívoz or Dubina are a little bit more dangerous, so as a tourist I wouldn’t go there. On the other hand most of the city centre or Poruba are really nice
Posted: April 14, 2025Nikola
Hi! I’ve been living in Ostrava my whole life and I would rate the overall safety a good 7,5/10. When walking outside during the day I’m not at all worried about any serious danger. You might get cat-called however it doesn’t happen often. You may encounter some weird people but all you have to do is ignore them. During the night I’m also not worried but there’s no harm in keeping your guard a little up. Overall i feel very safe in Ostrava as a woman.
Posted: February 19, 2025