1Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 20,333 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 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 74 | 27.7 | 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 | 673 | 251.9 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 2,041 | 763.8 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 238 | 89.1 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 9,867 | 3,692.6 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 523 | 195.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,828 | 684.1 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 12 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 74 |
| Violence | 2,714 |
| Robbery | 238 |
| Theft and burglary | 9,867 |
| Drugs | 523 |
| Damage and public order | 1,828 |
Questions about crime in Mönchengladbach
- Is Mönchengladbach safe?
- Mönchengladbach: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Mönchengladbach?
- Mönchengladbach: Weighted crime: 20,333 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Mönchengladbach?
- Recorded homicides in Mönchengladbach (2025): 12.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: GGS Hermann-Gmeiner-Schule 930 m
- School: Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Hockstein 990 m
- School: Förderschule Dahlener Straße 1.3 km
- School: Gesamtschule Espenstraße 1.3 km
- School: Katholische Grundschule Ohler 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Hubertusstraße 210 m
- Bus stop: Schützenstraße 270 m
- Bus stop: Hockstein Schützenstraße 270 m
- Railway station: Rheydt Hauptbahnhof 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic 390 m
- A&E: Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Rheydt 450 m
- Supermarket: Norma 300 m
- Supermarket: Edeka E aktiv markt Reckmann 440 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Viersen 4/10
- Rhein-Kreis Neuss 3/10
- Heinsberg 5/10
- Krefeld 2/10
- Düsseldorf 1/10
- Rhein-Erft-Kreis 4/10
- Düren 4/10
- Mettmann 3/10
