Is Copenhagen Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Copenhagen is generally very safe for solo female travelers. The local residents are quite friendly and helpful and the city itself is neat and well-policed. Solo female travelers are unlikely to face unwelcome attention. It boasts a low crime rate, and most visitable areas are well-patrolled and crowded. However, as always when traveling solo, it is important to maintain basic precautions such as staying in well-traveled areas, especially at night, and keeping valuables safe and out of sight.

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How safe is Copenhagen for solo female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.8 /5

based on 83 experiences from female travelers

Feyza

Feyza

Germany

Solo travel

I just returned from my first solo trip to Copenhagen, followed by a day trip to Malmö. Copenhagen was packed with things to do, and it was a blast, though it was definitely the priciest place I’ve visited in Europe. Malmö, which is just a 50 minute buss ride away, was much more relaxed. There aren’t many attractions or activities, but the sea is absolutely stunning. You’ll find benches everywhere, perfect for sitting and soaking in the view. After burning myself out with 40,000 steps a day in...

Posted: June 24, 2026
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Zulema

Zulema

Denmark

Solo travel

I’m living just outside Copenhagen, and yesterday I randomly decided to do a one-day solo trip into the city… best decision honestly 🫶 I started at the Royal Library, walked through the garden behind it, then made my way along Strøget (literally my favorite part cuz all the cute shops?? I was obsessed), passed by Kongens Nytorv, Nyhavn, and ended up chilling by the Opera House. For coming back to the metro I hopped on one of the water buses, the same station in front of the Opera House, which...

Posted: April 3, 2026Experienced: March, 2026
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Solo travel

Copenhagen is a City you fall in Love with in the Summer. Definitely walkable & I rarely took the metro/train. Only to further out areas :) And it's super safe here, very very safe. I never felt uncomfortable to walk at night. Butgenerally I take an Uber anyway to go home when it's late.

Posted: March 29, 2026
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Family travel

Heyy lovelies🫶🏼 I was in CPH for 5 days over my birthday and it was very enjoyable. The sights were very nice, it’s a great place for a city trip even with family. If you’re looking to do lots of sights and museum tour, you should book the Copenhagen card. You pay a fixed price and can get into many sights for free. But there’s a calculator for that to see if it makes sense for you. Very recommended my me and my fam🫶🏼

Posted: March 10, 2026
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Is Copenhagen safe for women?

Women’s safety index

4.6 /5

Based on 100 reports

Crime index

1.5 /5

Based on 100 reports

Copenhagen is quite a safe city, both during the day and night. Of course, you have to be alert at times, especially with drunk people, but I wouldn’t say it is very dangerous. You can bike through the city at night and the crime level has been going down.

Posted: May 12, 2026
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Vee

Vee

This is a very safe city, I have been living here from Jan 2026 and will be here till May 2026. I have not felt unsafe, but I am decently tall so in case that factors in. Of course always be aware of your surroundings but generally there is not a lot of theft or cat calling and Danes believe strongly in social responsibility so great place to be a solo traveler just expensive.

Posted: April 24, 2026
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Emilie

Emilie

Amazingly safe place for women! You can bike home from the dance floor in the middle of the night and feel safe 🌟 Catcalling and harassment is very uncommon. All of Denmark, it’s very safe to be a female solo traveler

Posted: April 13, 2026
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One of the safest cities in the world. No danger of thieves. Catcalling might be a problem in the nightlife, just always remember never be alone incase something happens. Daytime is safe just about everywhere. There are sketchy alleys but they are no where around the usual touristy areas so nothing to be afraid of. If you bike just make sure to know the rules, or it might be scary.

Posted: April 6, 2026
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Safety map

Based on reports from women living in Copenhagen, we created a safety map highlighting areas where they feel unsafe during the day or at night.

Safety in Denmark

Hospitality Exchange in Copenhagen

Carolina

Carolina

Copenhagen

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3 days

About me

Spanish woman based in Copenhagen looking for travel buddies between 15th July- 10th August. And also for future trips next year :)

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Beatriz

Beatriz

Copenhagen

Can host for:

3 days

About me

Hiii! I'm Brazilian and have been living in The Netherlands for 4 years :) I share a flat with my (Swedish) girlfriend and we often travel together. I'm a political economist with interest in sustainability and feminist theory/literature/organizing! I'm not super much the party type but you can always convince me to go to a costume party or karaoke. I am super affectionate and love sharing moments with friends, old or new I do quite a lot of hitchhiking and couchsurfing and that's my usual preferred form of traveling! I live up to the latina standard, which means I am super warm and get a lot of energy from socializing and meeting new people.

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