Walking is important for elderly people as it allows for community interaction, access to resources, and helps maintain mobility and good health. Previous research found that barriers in public space and individual factors, such as reduced mobility, influence safety perceptions of elderly when walking and can eventually affect their willingness of walking. While the municipality of Amsterdam monitors the safety perception of residents, few insights are provided on how elderly perceive their safety while walking and how different determinants are of influence. This research explores individual safety perceptions of elderly and their influence on walking by combining a policy document analysis, semi-structured interviews and Q-methodology. The interviews and Q-methodology were conducted with 14 elderly residents living in three city districts in Amsterdam. Two shared perspectives on safety perception were found, with one emphasizing the importance of respectful behavior from traffic users and the other highlighting good sidewalks that are not slippery. Next to this, sidewalk barriers, traffic speed, and public lighting were important aspects. One interesting finding was the strong negative influence of the behavior of cyclists and micromobility users on the safety perceptions of participants. The policy analysis showed different municipal approaches in relation to walking and revealed that limited space for redesign, limited maintenance budgets and a lack of clear policy on micromobility use currently form the greatest barriers to enhancing safe walking among elderly. Findings of this study help to understand the safety perceptions of elderly residents in more detail and can help inform future municipal policy aimed at encouraging walking among this group.