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Neighbourhood safety for travellers

Where to stay in Edinburgh

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟡 Local-source safety assessment · 17 areas reviewed individually · analysis of Police Scotland figures Methodology →

For a short stay in Edinburgh: City Centre (Ward 11), Inverleith (Ward 5) and Colinton / Fairmilehead (Ward 8). One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit City Centre (Ward 11)
Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight
7 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit, for its location and what is within walking distance of it. The safety evidence points the other way, and the rating is a reason to take extra care — particularly after dark — not by itself a reason to avoid the area. Find a place in City Centre (Ward 11) →
With family Inverleith (Ward 5)
Averageday Averagenight
1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Inverleith (Ward 5) →
Best rated overall Colinton / Fairmilehead (Ward 8)
No concerns foundday No concerns foundnight
Nowhere in the city is rated better, by day or after dark. Find a place in Colinton / Fairmilehead (Ward 8) →
Compare all 17 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

AreaDayNight Sights Book
City Centre (Ward 11) Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 11 Book →
Leith (Ward 13) Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 1 Book →
Almond (Ward 1) Higher caution advised Higher caution advised Book →
Sighthill / Gorgie (Ward 7) Higher caution advised Higher caution advised Book →
Colinton / Fairmilehead (Ward 8) No concerns found No concerns found Book →
Morningside (Ward 10) No concerns found No concerns found Book →
Inverleith (Ward 5) Average Average 2 Book →
Craigentinny / Duddingston (Ward 14) Average Average 1 Book →
Corstorphine / Murrayfield (Ward 6) Average Average Book →
Drum Brae / Gyle (Ward 3) Average Average Book →
Forth (Ward 4) Average Average Book →
Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart (Ward 9) Average Average Book →
Leith Walk (Ward 12) Average Average Book →
Liberton / Gilmerton (Ward 16) Average Average Book →
Pentland Hills (Ward 2) Average Average Book →
Portobello / Craigmillar (Ward 17) Average Average Book →
Southside / Newington (Ward 15) Average Average Book →