Is Odense safe? Denmark travel risk
Is Odense safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Odense scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Odense scores 26/100 (Moderate). 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 Odense: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (26/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Denmark travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 55.4004° N, 10.3833° E within Syddanmark, Odense is situated 140.5 km ENE of Copenhagen at an altitude of 17 m.
Syddanmark
55.4004° N, 10.3833° E
17 m
Europe/Copenhagen
182,387
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Denmark
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 | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Odense happened in July, September and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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