Is Aarhus safe? Denmark travel risk
Is Aarhus safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aarhus scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Denmark Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Sep 2024); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Aarhus scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Denmark (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aarhus: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (15/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Denmark travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 56.1572° N, 10.2107° E place Aarhus within Midtjylland. Heading to Copenhagen: 155.8 km ESE.
Midtjylland
56.1572° N, 10.2107° E
Lowland
UTC
290,598
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Denmark
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 Denmark travel advice & laws.
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