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

Is Mülheim safe? Germany travel risk

Is Mülheim safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Mülheim 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.

Mülheim 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 Mülheim: 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.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 51.4275° N, 6.8825° E place Mülheim within North Rhine-Westphalia at an elevation of 40 meters. Heading to Berlin: 462.8 km ENE.

Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates
51.4275° N, 6.8825° E
Elevation
40 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
173,255
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (54.8 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) 17.3 km SSW
Hospital Care St. Marien-Hospital 0.3 km ESE
Police Station Stadtwache 0.3 km WNW
Railway Terminal Mülheim (Ruhr)-Styrum 3.2 km NW

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 — — — 4 — 1 1 1 — — —
Wildfires — — — 1 — — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Mülheim happened in May (4 of 8 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

Duisburg 27
8.4 km W
Essen 32
9.4 km ENE
Düsseldorf 32
23.6 km SSW
Bochum 15
23.9 km ENE
Wuppertal 22
27.5 km SE
Dortmund 32
41.5 km ENE

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