Well it was my first time in there. Over the day its quiet ok and save at the most places. Walking through the street during the day and at night are two completely different experiences People in Frankfurt usually avoid this street. During the day it's OK, but in the evening it's a disaster. Almost naked women calling out to passers-by, shady characters selling all sorts of contraband I walked around the area in the daytime while exploring Frankfurt.
It was a Sunday morning and the place was practically deserted but I'm told that at night the whole area comes alive with wild, sleazy bars and at times chaos on the streets. The centre of red light district in Frankfurt closed to Hauptbahnhof.
By day it is nothing special, at night the meeting place of the underworld. The safety id ok. The only thing, what I liked the illuminated houses, and neonlights. Late night can be dangerous. If you would like to feel like a participant in a third class criminal television series, this is a great place to visit. Most people would prefer to avoid this section Unless you like sleaze then this is a part of Frankfurt to miss.
One thing that you need to be careful with if you do insist on visiting here are the infamous clip joints. Basically they will entice you in with cheap drinks, and there are usually a couple of attractive girls at the door. However, if you want to speak to them, you have to buy them drinks, and their drinks cost substantially more. Further, the drinks they want get progressively more expensive, and if you want to leave they will also become incredibly aggressive.
While I suspect that they are more honest than what they used to be I have heard stories of travellers getting hit with euro bills they are still something that you should really give a miss.
