Is Szczecin safe? Poland travel risk
Is Szczecin safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Szczecin scores 18/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Poland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Szczecin scores 18/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Poland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Szczecin: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (25/100) and crime and scams (14/100).
A score of 18 is higher than the scores of 4% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Zachodniopomorskie (53.4325° N, 14.5481° E), Szczecin sits 454.1 km ESE from Warsaw at 149 m elevation.
Zachodniopomorskie
53.4325° N, 14.5481° E
149 m
Europe/Warsaw
396,168
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Poland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.
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