Is Alice Springs safe? Australia travel risk
Is Alice Springs safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Alice Springs scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Alice Springs scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Alice Springs: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (62/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 23.7000° S, 133.8700° E place Alice Springs within Northern Territory at an elevation of 583 meters. Heading to Canberra: 1,955.6 km SE.
Northern Territory
23.7000° S, 133.8700° E
583 m
Australia/Darwin
23,726
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Australia travel advice & laws.
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