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Bad Essen score: 29/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bad Essen safe? Germany travel risk

Is Bad Essen safe right now? Checked 7 October 2026

Bad Essen scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); 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.

Bad Essen 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 Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bad Essen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (41/100).

A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Found at 52.3214° N, 8.3400° E within Lower Saxony, Bad Essen is situated 344.1 km E of Berlin at an altitude of 132 m.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
52.3214° N, 8.3400° E
Elevation
132 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
16,377
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hannover (93.7 km E).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Diepholz Air Base (ETND) 29.4 km N
Hospital Care Christliches Klinikum Melle 13.7 km S
Police Station Polizeistation Bad Essen 0.3 km SE
Railway Terminal Bad Essen 0.3 km NNE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany

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 Germany travel advice & laws.

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

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Osnabrück 15
20.2 km WSW
Bielefeld 15
35.9 km SSE
Münster 15
63.0 km SW
Hamm 15
79.5 km SSW
Bremen 27
89.6 km NNE
Oldenburg 15
91.9 km N

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy