Is Halmstad safe? Sweden travel risk
Is Halmstad safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Halmstad scores 25/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Sweden Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 May 2026); 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.
Halmstad scores 25/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sweden (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Halmstad: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (19/100).
A score of 25 is higher than the scores of 15% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sweden travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 56.6718° N, 12.8556° E in Halland, Halmstad features an altitude of 11 m. The settlement is located 425.3 km NE from Stockholm.
Halland
56.6718° N, 12.8556° E
11 m
Europe/Stockholm
71,422
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Sweden)
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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Halmstad happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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