Is Schwäbisch Gmünd safe? Germany travel risk
Is Schwäbisch Gmünd safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Schwäbisch Gmünd 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.
Schwäbisch Gmünd 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 Schwäbisch Gmünd: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 48.8000° N, 9.8000° E in Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Gmünd features an altitude of 325 m. The settlement is located 485.3 km NNE from Berlin.
Baden-Württemberg
48.8000° N, 9.8000° E
325 m
Europe/Berlin
62,726
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Germany
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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