Safety score: 74/100 — Caution.
Sharm el-Sheikh safety score: 74/100. Live, independent travel-safety data.
This is the live-data view. Looking for an editorial guide with neighbourhoods to favour vs avoid, common scams, transport pointers, and a first-time-visitor checklist? Read the in-depth Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt travel-safety guide.
| Category | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Night safety | 58/100 | Dangerous |
| Personal safety | 62/100 | Unsafe |
| Transport | 65/100 | Unsafe |
| Healthcare | 61/100 | Unsafe |
Sharm el-Sheikh's overall 74/100 puts it in the "Caution" band — this is a city where the underlying signals (crime indices, advisories, transport, or healthcare access) show meaningful risk for foreign travellers. Plan to read the per-category sub-scores below, know which neighbourhoods to avoid after dark, brief yourself on local scam patterns, and consider whether your traveller profile (solo female, family, LGBTQ+, etc.) changes the calculus. Egypt-specific advisories are summarised in the full live report.
Globally, a score of 74/100 places Sharm el-Sheikh below the global median of cities Kakapo tracks — comparable to Rome, Athens, Mexico City, and Marrakech. Score bands aren't arbitrary: each is calibrated against the WHO global crime + injury database and the consolidated advisory levels of seven major Western foreign ministries.
Kakapo's Sharm el-Sheikh safety score is a weighted composite of personal-safety, transport, healthcare, and night-safety signals pulled from 50+ trusted sources — including national travel advisories (US State Department, UK FCDO, Canada, Australia, France, Germany), local crime indices, the WHO Global Burden of Disease for medical infrastructure, and air-quality APIs (IQAir, WAQI). Sub-scores are recalculated automatically as advisories and incident data change, so this page reflects the current state of travel safety for Sharm el-Sheikh, not a snapshot from months ago; last updated 2026-06-18.
The four sub-scores — personal-safety, transport, healthcare, and night-safety — are weighted to reflect what actually matters to travellers (not residents). Personal-safety carries the largest weight because pickpocketing, scams, and after-dark crime are the highest-frequency incidents reported by visitors. Transport reflects road-traffic injury rates plus taxi/transit reliability. Healthcare grades private-clinic access and English-speaking specialist availability, not the national system as a whole. Night-safety is calibrated separately because the gap between daytime and after-dark risk varies city-to-city — sometimes by 20+ points.
Sharm el-Sheikh currently scores 74/100 on Kakapo's composite safety index — caution. The score weighs personal-safety, transport, healthcare, and night-safety signals from 50+ sources including national travel advisories (US State Dept, UK FCDO, Canadian government, Australian Smartraveller) and local crime indices. Most travellers visit Sharm el-Sheikh without incident at this score level, but you should read the sub-score breakdown and the in-depth Sharm el-Sheikh guide before booking.
Sharm el-Sheikh's night-safety sub-score is 58/100 — dangerous. Treat night-time as elevated risk: registered taxis or rideshare only, avoid solo walking after dark, and consult the in-depth Sharm el-Sheikh guide for the specific neighbourhoods to avoid. See the live report for the neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood breakdown.
Sharm el-Sheikh's composite score of 74/100 is a baseline; solo female travellers should additionally factor in the personal-safety sub-score (62/100 — unsafe) and the country-specific advisories for Egypt. The in-depth Sharm el-Sheikh guide on Kakapo includes a profile-adjustment view that recalibrates the overall score for solo female, family, LGBTQ+, and elderly traveller profiles — the same logic the live safety report uses.
The headline concerns in Sharm el-Sheikh cluster around the lowest sub-scores in the breakdown above. Personal-safety (62/100) is the most actionable area — pickpocketing in tourist zones, ATM-side card skimming, and distraction scams. Transport (65/100) flags either road-traffic injury rates, taxi-overcharging, or transit safety after hours. Healthcare access (61/100) means you should travel with comprehensive insurance that covers private clinics + medevac. Open the live report for the per-source advisory text and the in-depth guide for neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood detail.
Yes — Sharm el-Sheikh's healthcare sub-score is 61/100, which means private-clinic access and English-speaking specialists are uneven. A comprehensive policy that covers private treatment + medical evacuation is the standard recommendation.
Kakapo recalculates city safety scores automatically as the underlying sources change — typically within 24 hours of a new national advisory, a flagged incident report, or a refreshed crime-index batch. The composite score is the weighted sum of the four sub-scores you see above; the live report explains the per-source weight and the methodology in more detail.
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Kakapo is an independent travel-safety publication. We don't sell tours, hotel bookings, or insurance — our scores and editorial guides are funded by reader support and travel-products affiliate revenue, with full editorial independence from advertisers. Every score on this page is recomputed automatically from primary sources you can verify yourself: see the methodology page for the per-source weights and the consolidated advisory feed.