2Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 15,661 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Bundeskriminalamt (PKS) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder, manslaughter and killing on request | 3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 23 | 14.8 | 17 |
| PKS key 111000: only the especially serious cases (sections 177 and 178 of the Criminal Code), not all sexual offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Dangerous and serious assault | 331 | 212.5 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 849 | 545.1 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 87 | 55.9 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 4,716 | 3,027.8 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 291 | 186.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,123 | 721 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 23 |
| Violence | 1,180 |
| Robbery | 87 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,716 |
| Drugs | 291 |
| Damage and public order | 1,123 |
Questions about crime in Heidelberg
- Is Heidelberg safe?
- Heidelberg: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Heidelberg?
- Heidelberg: Weighted crime: 15,661 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Heidelberg?
- Recorded homicides in Heidelberg (2025): 3.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Theodor-Heuss-Realschule 530 m
- School: Friedrich-Ebert-Grundschule 550 m
- School: Hölderlin-Gymnasium 780 m
- School: F+U Heidelberger Privatschulcentrum - Bilinguale Grundschule Profil IB 1.3 km
- School: F+U Academy of Languages 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Heidelberg Schloss 100 m
- Bus stop: Schloss 110 m
- Bus stop: Molkenkur 250 m
- Railway station: Schloss 130 m
- Tram or metro stop: Bismarckplatz 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: ortho altstadt 360 m
- A&E: St. Josefskrankenhaus 1.8 km
- Supermarket: City-Markt Rüdinger 430 m
- Supermarket: tegut 680 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 8/10
- Mannheim 2/10
- Karlsruhe (Landkreis) 9/10
- Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 7/10
- Heilbronn 2/10
- Heilbronn (Landkreis) 9/10
- Karlsruhe 3/10
- Enzkreis 10/10
