The present invention relates to a safety catheter assembly. One aspect of the present invention provides a safety catheter assembly which comprises: a catheter having a tube; and a needle assembly, wherein the needle assembly comprises: a housing which is detachably coupled to the catheter; a handle member which is provided to be movable forward and backward within the housing; a needle which is mounted on the handle member; a fixing member for fixing the handle member to the housing in a forwardly moved position of the handle member when the handle member is forwardly moved such that the needle is exposed to the outside by passing through the catheter; and an elastic member for backwardly moving the handle member such that the needle is inserted into the housing when the handle member is released from the fixed state.