Is Flensburg safe? Germany travel risk
Is Flensburg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Flensburg scores 27/100 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.
Flensburg scores 27/100 (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 Flensburg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Schleswig-Holstein at 54.7819° N, 9.4367° E (elevation 33 m), Flensburg lies 362.7 km SE of Berlin. Time zone: Europe/Berlin.
Schleswig-Holstein
54.7819° N, 9.4367° E
33 m
Europe/Berlin
92,667
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Flensburg happened in September (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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