Is Peterhead safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Peterhead safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Peterhead scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); 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.
Peterhead scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Peterhead: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (25/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Aberdeenshire at 57.5091° N, 1.7832° W (elevation 11 m), Peterhead lies 675.8 km S of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
Aberdeenshire
57.5091° N, 1.7832° W
11 m
Europe/London
19,270
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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