# SafeRoute Global — Safer walks home

> Personal safety app for planning and sharing walks with crime awareness. (iPhone/iPad app by Minhaj Khan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saferoute-global/id6768244297 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Minhaj Khan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896553349)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 72 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-06-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saferoute-global/id6768244297/reviews.md

## What is SafeRoute Global?

SafeRoute helps you walk home with more confidence. Check how safe
your area is in a tap, plan a route, share it with someone you trust,
and reach for help in one tap — wherever you are, the app adapts to
your region.

KEY FEATURES

- Nearby — open the app and instantly see how safe your area is: a
  crime-safety score, a live crime heatmap of your surroundings,
  what's most reported nearby, the safe spaces around you (hospitals,
  police, 24-hour shops), and how risk shifts by time of day —
  including a "Right Now" read for the current hour. Tap any spot on
  the heatmap for its own breakdown, or tap a safe space to route
  there. No route needed — just open and look. Search any area to
  check it before you go.

- Live — a real-time tab in supported cities: live street cameras
  (London with video clips, New York, Las Vegas, Toronto, Vancouver)
  and near-real-time 911 dispatch shown as embers (San Francisco and
  New Orleans). Dispatch calls are honestly labelled — never treated
  as confirmed crimes, and never part of your safety score.

- Crime-aware routing — every route is scored using the latest local
  crime data, so you can pick the lower-risk path instead of just the
  shortest. Each route also shows how much of it runs on lit vs dark
  streets, so you can choose a brighter way home. Routes are labelled
  LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH risk so you choose with full context.

- Area Safety widget — add SafeRoute to your Home Screen or Lock
  Screen for an at-a-glance crime-safety score of wherever you are
  right now, with a breakdown of what's been reported nearby.

- Share my walk — send a live link via WhatsApp, iMessage, or any
  share-sheet app. The recipient can follow your location on a
  public page until you arrive. No app install needed on their end.

- Quick access to help — one tap to your local emergency number
  (999 in the UK, 911 in the US, Canada and Mexico), and a FIND HELP
  button that surfaces the nearest 24-hour pharmacy, hospital, police
  station, or shop. In the UK, one tap also reaches the Strut Safe
  volunteer walk-home line.

- Off-route alerts — if you drift more than a short distance from
  your planned path, you'll get a discreet haptic on your Watch
  and a banner on your phone. No alarm, no panic — just a nudge.

- Arrival check-in — when you reach your destination, SafeRoute
  prompts you to send an "Arrived safely" message to the person
  you shared your walk with.

- Apple Watch app — your next turn, ETA, and remaining distance
  at a glance. Safety actions are one swipe away.

- Live Activity — Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show your current
  turn and progress without unlocking.

- Built for everyone — English and Spanish, full Dark Mode, Dynamic
  Type, VoiceOver labels throughout, and Reduce Motion support.

WHERE IT WORKS

SafeRoute covers four countries: the United Kingdom (England, Wales &
Northern Ireland); 26 US cities — including New York, Los Angeles,
Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas and New Orleans; Toronto and
Vancouver in Canada; and Mexico City. Crime data comes from each
region's official open-data feed, and the app automatically uses the
right source, emergency number, and local safe-place data for wherever
you are. Available in English and Spanish.

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

SafeRoute doesn't require an account. Your routes aren't stored on our
servers. Share links are temporary and expire when your walk ends.
Crime data comes from public open-data feeds — we don't track who
searched for what.

DESIGNED FOR THE WALK HOME

Most walking nav apps assume you just want the fastest route.
SafeRoute assumes you sometimes want the safer one. The two often
agree. When they don't — like at 2 a.m. on an unfamiliar street —
you get to choose.

Walk smart. Walk safer. Walk home.

## Key features

- Real-time crime safety scores and heatmaps
- Crime-aware route planning
- Live walk sharing
- One-tap emergency access
- Nearby safe space finder
- Off-route and arrival alerts
- Apple Watch integration

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saferoute-global/id6768244297/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best app for safe walking

*2026-06-08*

This app is a real game-changer for getting around in New York City! I downloaded it when I first moved here, and keeping my toddler safe while walking is a top priority. Now, I can easily steer clear of blocks or streets that I know aren’t the safest for us. Honestly, it’s the best app ever!

## Frequently asked questions about SafeRoute Global

### What areas does SafeRoute Global cover?

SafeRoute Global currently covers the United Kingdom (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and seven US cities: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The app automatically uses the correct data sources for each region.

### How does SafeRoute Global ensure privacy?

SafeRoute Global is designed with privacy in mind. It does not require an account, your routes are not stored on their servers, and shared links are temporary and expire after your walk ends.

### Can I use SafeRoute Global without an internet connection?

While the app relies on real-time crime data and live location sharing, which require an internet connection, some core navigation features might offer limited offline functionality. It's best to ensure a stable connection for full features.

### How does SafeRoute Global compare to other navigation apps?

Unlike standard navigation apps that prioritize the shortest route, SafeRoute Global focuses on safety by scoring routes based on local crime data and street lighting. It also offers unique safety features like live sharing and emergency access.

### Is SafeRoute Global suitable for all ages?

SafeRoute Global has an age rating of 4+, making it accessible for younger users. However, its primary safety features are most relevant for individuals who walk independently.

### How often is SafeRoute Global updated?

The app was last updated on June 18, 2026, with version 1.1.1. This indicates active development and regular updates to ensure data accuracy and feature improvements.

### Does SafeRoute Global have ads?

No, SafeRoute Global does not contain advertisements. The app is completely free to use without any ad interruptions.

### What is the user sentiment for SafeRoute Global?

Based on the available data, SafeRoute Global has a perfect 5.0-star rating from 2 reviews, suggesting very positive user sentiment among its current users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-27

The Live update.

NEW — Live tab: a 3D night map of the last 24 hours. See the 911 calls police actually responded to in New Orleans and San Francisco (near real-time), shown as embers that burn brighter the fresher they are. Tap one for what was reported. Dispatch calls, honestly labelled — never confirmed crimes, and never part of your safety scores.

NEW — Live street cameras: in London, 900+ TfL JamCams with short video clips refreshed about every 2 minutes; in New York, street-level cameras at major intersections across the city; on the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street; and in Toronto and Vancouver. Tap a camera for its latest view. Powered by TfL Open Data; 511NY / NYSDOT; Nevada DOT; Open Government Licence – Toronto; City of Vancouver.

NEW — Optional alerts, off by default: a quiet heads-up if you walk into a block where reported incidents run well above the local average, and (in San Francisco and New Orleans) an occasional background check for serious 911 calls within a few blocks. Everything runs on your phone — your location is never sent to our servers.

Every safety count now states its time window (for example "7 months to Aug 2026"), because data spans differ by city.

Plus: pull-to-refresh in Nearby is fixed, and the camera viewer's close button works everywhere.

### 1.2.3 — 2026-08-05

SafeRoute now runs on iOS 16.4 and later.

Previously the app required the very latest version of iOS, which left a lot of iPhones unable to install it — including plenty that are only a release or two behind. That's fixed: if your iPhone runs iOS 16.4 or newer, SafeRoute will run on it.

Nothing else has changed. Same crime-aware routing, same coverage across the UK, 26 US cities, Toronto, Vancouver and Mexico City.

Walk smart. Walk safer. Walk home.

### 1.2.2 — 2026-08-04

- Browse whole neighbourhoods on the web. About now links to our free neighbourhood safety index — over 1,000 areas across nine cities, scored from the same data as the app, and shareable with anyone.
- Better VoiceOver in Spanish. Dozens of spoken labels that were still read out in English on Spanish-language devices are now translated.

Walk smart. Walk safer. Walk home.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-29

- Your safer route is now the route you walk. When you choose a lower-risk
  route, turn-by-turn navigation follows that exact path — not the default one.
- Redesigned Home Screen & Lock Screen widget. The safety score is clearly
  labelled out of 100, every size names the area it covers, and the
  time-of-day charts are easier to read.
- Works offline. Your last area-safety read and nearby help stay available
  with no signal.
- Faster. Routes and your location load noticeably quicker.
- Search examples are now local to you — the suggested places are from your
  own city.

Walk smart. Walk safer. Walk home.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-25

NOW IN 4 COUNTRIES 
SafeRoute has gone international.

- 19 more US cities — Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Detroit,
  Baltimore, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans and more — each powered by its
  city's official open crime data. That's 26 US cities in total.
- Canada — Toronto and Vancouver.
- Mexico City — our first region beyond the English-speaking world.
- Español — the app is now fully localized in Spanish (on Spanish-language
  devices).

As always, SafeRoute adapts automatically: the right crime-data source,
emergency number (999 in the UK, 911 across the US, Canada & Mexico), safe
places, and place search for wherever you are.

Walk smart. Walk safer. Walk home.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*