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Hernals (17. Bezirk) — Vienna, Austria

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No concerns found day No concerns found night

In detail

No press reports of violent street crime, drug-dealing hotspots or tourist-targeted crime were found for Hernals. The one recurring theme in local press is property crime affecting residents' cars and bicycles: meinbezirk.at's review of 2024 police statistics found bike thefts up from 144 to 181 cases, car break-ins up from 61 to 87, and damage to parked cars up from 172 to 215, alongside 3 homicides and 11 sexual assaults recorded district-wide for the year — figures that are largely about residential/vehicle property crime rather than incidents affecting pedestrians or visitors. Hernals is also described in local media as an up-and-coming ('Trendbezirk') residential area. On balance, honest the source review turned up nothing indicating a particular safety concern for a traveller on foot, day or night. Sources checked: meinbezirk.at, "Kriminaljahr 2024: Autos in Hernals besonders oft Ziel von Verbrechern" (13 May 2025); wien.gv.at, Bezirk Hernals Sicherheit page.

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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Vienna publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hernals (17. Bezirk) safe?

Wandroz currently rates Hernals (17. Bezirk) in Vienna as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report, both by day and after dark. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Vienna publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.

Is Hernals (17. Bezirk) safe at night?

At night, Hernals (17. Bezirk) is rated as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.

Is Hernals (17. Bezirk) a good area to stay in as a tourist?

Hernals (17. Bezirk)'s day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. The Booking.com link on this page searches Hernals (17. Bezirk) itself.

Is there official crime data for Hernals (17. Bezirk)?

Not an official government crime feed — Hernals (17. Bezirk)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Hernals (17. Bezirk) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.

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