Is Bocholt safe? Germany travel risk
Is Bocholt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bocholt 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.
Bocholt 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 Bocholt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 51.8333° N, 6.6167° E place Bocholt within North Rhine-Westphalia at an elevation of 31 meters. Heading to Berlin: 469.0 km ENE.
North Rhine-Westphalia
51.8333° N, 6.6167° E
31 m
Europe/Berlin
72,409
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Germany
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 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bocholt happened in July and September (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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