3Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 13,596 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 | 4 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 27 | 14.6 | 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 | 278 | 150.5 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 785 | 424.9 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 133 | 72 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 4,843 | 2,621.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 210 | 113.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,379 | 1,287.7 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 27 |
| Violence | 1,063 |
| Robbery | 133 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,843 |
| Drugs | 210 |
| Damage and public order | 2,379 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Grundschule Bornim 1.5 km
- School: Karl-Foerster-Schule 1.9 km
- Railway station: Potsdam Park Sanssouci 4.0 km
- Tram or metro stop: Kirschallee 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Augenarztpraxis Dr. med. Sylke Kaduk 1.5 km
- A&E: St.-Josefs-Krankenhaus 3.7 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Norma 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Potsdam-Mittelmark 7/10
- Havelland 6/10
- Brandenburg an der Havel 2/10
- Teltow-Fläming 5/10
- Oberhavel 5/10
- Barnim 6/10
- Ostprignitz-Ruppin 3/10
- Dahme-Spreewald 5/10
