Is Krefeld safe? Germany travel risk
Is Krefeld safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Krefeld scores 31/100 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.
Krefeld scores 31/100 (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 Krefeld: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 51.3333° N, 6.5667° E within North Rhine-Westphalia, Krefeld is situated 486.9 km ENE of Berlin at an altitude of 43 m.
North Rhine-Westphalia
51.3333° N, 6.5667° E
43 m
Europe/Berlin
228,550
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Krefeld happened in May (5 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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