Windhoek

Go with a plan.

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Windhoek at 33/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Namibia's national picture overall (60/100 vs 68/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
60Sketch Score

City page · part of Namibia

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Windhoek report

Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Namibia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

67.5

Safety Index

32.5

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Namibia's national page, with crime swapped for Windhoek's own Numbeo number above.

78advisoryConsensus
66Political Stability
57Police Trust
48Health
33Crime
90LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Legal since 21 June 2024

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

D / M · 220V

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Driving side

left

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Emergency

police: 10 111 / ambulance: depends on town/city / fire: depends on town/city

How this compares to Namibia

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Windhoek at 33/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Namibia's national picture overall (60/100 vs 68/100).

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