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Bowmanville score: 30/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bowmanville safe? Canada travel risk

Is Bowmanville safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bowmanville scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Canada Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Hepatitis A in Canada (4 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Bowmanville scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Canada (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bowmanville: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: health and medical access (46/100) and security (26/100).

A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Canada travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 43.9125° N, 78.6871° W in Ontario, Bowmanville features an altitude of 104 m. The settlement is located 290.2 km NE from Ottawa.

Region
Ontario
Coordinates
43.9125° N, 78.6871° W
Elevation
104 m
Time Zone
America/Toronto
Population
56,742
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Toronto (58.2 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Oshawa Executive Airport (YOO) 16.7 km W
Hospital Care Lakeridge Health Bowmanville 0.8 km ESE
Police Station Durham Regional Police Clarington Complex 3.0 km W
Railway Terminal Oshawa 16.5 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Canada

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — 1 — — — — — 1 — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Bowmanville happened in February and August (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Canada

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Canada travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Canada entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Clarington 15
6.8 km ENE
Oshawa 15
13.1 km W
Whitby 15
20.7 km W
Ajax 15
28.6 km WSW
Markham 15
46.3 km W
Toronto 85
58.2 km WSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy