Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Bergen at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Norway's national picture overall (84/100 vs 85/100).
City page · part of Norway
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Bergen 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 Norway's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
25.1
Safety Index
74.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Norway's national page, with crime swapped for Bergen's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Bergen, specifically
- • Bergen has, as the rest of Norway, a generally low crime rate.
- • There are no particularly unsafe areas in Bergen.
- • Buying sex is illegal in Norway.
- • People party hard on Friday and Saturday night, and hoards of drunk people will appear in the central areas from around midnight, singing, carousing, and just hanging around.
- • There is an emergency and accident ward at Solheimsgaten 9.
- • The police station downtown is in Allehelgens gate 6, across the street from the old town hall.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1972+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 113 / fire: 110
Tipping
Traditionally, the tip has not been common, but is getting more so by outside influence. Tipping is never considered offensive, but not tipping is also completely normal.
Cash vs. Card
Norwegian currency is the Norwegian krone (crown, plural: kroner) (ISO code: NOK), sometimes abbreviated kr or kr., but often just the amount is shown on price tags. A 1/100th krone is called øre. Be careful when crossing borders to differentiate the Norwegian krone (NOK) from the Swedish (SEK) and Danish (DKK) ones.
How this compares to Norway
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Bergen at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Norway's national picture overall (84/100 vs 85/100).
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