Is Gustavia safe? Saint Barthelemy travel risk
Is Gustavia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gustavia scores 23/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Saint Barthelemy Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 20 Aug 2026); 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.
Gustavia scores 23/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Saint Barthelemy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gustavia: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: crime and scams (38/100) and health and medical access (28/100).
A score of 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Saint Barthelemy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 17.8979° N, 62.8506° W within Saint Barthelemy, Gustavia is situated in Saint Barthelemy at an altitude of 6 m.
Saint Barthelemy
17.8979° N, 62.8506° W
6 m
America/St_Barthelemy
2,300
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
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 Saint Barthelemy travel advice & laws.
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