3Bottrop
Bottrop, 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: 14,404 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 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 13 | 11 | 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 | 208 | 175.5 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 608 | 512.9 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 70 | 59.1 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 3,450 | 2,910.5 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 122 | 102.9 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 650 | 548.4 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 13 |
| Violence | 816 |
| Robbery | 70 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,450 |
| Drugs | 122 |
| Damage and public order | 650 |
Questions about crime in Bottrop
- Is Bottrop safe?
- Bottrop: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Bottrop?
- Bottrop: Weighted crime: 14,404 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Bottrop?
- Recorded homicides in Bottrop (2025): 3.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Grundschule Grafenwald 670 m
- Bus stop: Im Spring 320 m
- Bus stop: Im Spring 330 m
- Doctor or clinic: Sepanta R. Khadjenouri 1.1 km
- A&E: Knappschaft Kliniken Bottrop 6.7 km
- Supermarket: CAP-Markt 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Spickermanns Bioladen 3.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Oberhausen 2/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Duisburg 1/10
- Essen 2/10
- Mülheim an der Ruhr 4/10
- Wesel 4/10
- Recklinghausen 3/10
- Herne 2/10
