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Simmering (11. Bezirk) — Vienna, Austria

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No concerns found day Average night

In detail

Vienna's 11th district shows up in the press mainly through isolated, resolved police actions rather than a broader unsafe reputation. In June 2025, four masked men pepper-sprayed and robbed a man in an underground car park; arrests followed between November 2025 and early 2026. In August 2026, the police street-crime task force broke up a drug-dealing operation, seizing roughly 13kg of marijuana, 61g of cocaine, a loaded pistol and cash, with five arrests. An earlier case from January 2023 involved three men caught trying to break into a residential building on Feldkellergasse. No district-wide 'no-go' warning appears in the coverage reviewed, and daytime activity (e.g. near the Zentralfriedhof or Gasometer) raised no concern; the armed robbery and drug bust suggest mild extra caution after dark. Sources checked: vienna.at, "Vierte Festnahme nach Raub in Wien-Simmering" (reporting on the June 2025 robbery and Nov 2025–Jan 2026 arrests); meinbezirk.at, "Drogenring zerschlagen, 13 Kilo Suchtgift, Waffe sichergestellt" (Simmering, 26–28 Aug 2026); meinbezirk.at, "Gleich dreimal schlugen Räuber in Wien zu – Festnahmen" (18 Jan 2023).

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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 Simmering (11. Bezirk) safe?

Wandroz currently rates Simmering (11. Bezirk) in Vienna as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report during the day and roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Vienna at night. 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 Simmering (11. Bezirk) safe at night?

At night, Simmering (11. Bezirk) is rated as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Vienna. 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 Simmering (11. Bezirk) a good area to stay in as a tourist?

Simmering (11. 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 Simmering (11. Bezirk) itself.

Is there official crime data for Simmering (11. Bezirk)?

Not an official government crime feed — Simmering (11. 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 Simmering (11. Bezirk) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.

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