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Güstrow score: 32/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Güstrow safe? Germany travel risk

Is Güstrow safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Güstrow scores 32/100 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.

Güstrow scores 32/100 (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 Güstrow: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 53.7939° N, 12.1764° E in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Güstrow maintains a regional distance of 163.6 km SSE to Berlin.

Region
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Coordinates
53.7939° N, 12.1764° E
Elevation
9 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
29,582
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (145.9 km W).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) 15.4 km NNE
Hospital Care KMG-Klinikum 2.4 km NE
Police Station Polizeihauptrevier Güstrow 1.3 km N
Railway Terminal Güstrow 0.8 km NNW

Adjacent 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 — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Güstrow happened in February, May and July (3 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Rostock 15
32.3 km N
Parchim 10
47.7 km SSW
Wismar 10
48.0 km WNW
Pritzwalk 15
71.6 km S
Stralsund 12
82.3 km NE
Neustadt in Holstein 10
95.6 km WNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy