2Herne
Herne, 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: 18,458 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 | 5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 37 | 23.7 | 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 | 370 | 237.4 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,101 | 706.4 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 123 | 78.9 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 4,929 | 3,162.6 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 278 | 178.4 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,419 | 910.5 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 37 |
| Violence | 1,471 |
| Robbery | 123 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,929 |
| Drugs | 278 |
| Damage and public order | 1,419 |
Questions about crime in Herne
- Is Herne safe?
- Herne: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Herne?
- Herne: Weighted crime: 18,458 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Herne?
- Recorded homicides in Herne (2025): 5.
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: Grundschule Kunterbunt 730 m
- School: Erich-Fried-Gesamtschule 900 m
- School 950 m
- School: Mulvany Berufskolleg 1.0 km
- School: Emschertal Berufskolleg (Nebenstelle Westring) 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Shamrockring 270 m
- Bus stop: Shamrockring 280 m
- Bus stop: Gertrudenplatz 310 m
- Railway station: Herne 940 m
- Tram or metro stop: Hölkeskampring 860 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. med. Petra Diekmann 700 m
- A&E: Marienhospital Herne 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Netto Marken-Discount 770 m
- Supermarket: DEPO 840 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bochum 2/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Recklinghausen 3/10
- Essen 2/10
- Dortmund 1/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
- Bottrop 3/10
- Oberhausen 2/10
