2Oberhausen
Oberhausen, 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: 17,539 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 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 58 | 27.1 | 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 | 474 | 221.9 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,267 | 593 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 146 | 68.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 6,674 | 3,123.9 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 878 | 411 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,630 | 762.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 10 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 58 |
| Violence | 1,741 |
| Robbery | 146 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,674 |
| Drugs | 878 |
| Damage and public order | 1,630 |
Questions about crime in Oberhausen
- Is Oberhausen safe?
- Oberhausen: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Oberhausen?
- Oberhausen: Weighted crime: 17,539 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Oberhausen?
- Recorded homicides in Oberhausen (2025): 10.
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Freiherr vom Stein Gymnasium 150 m
- School: Sophie-Scholl-Gymnasium 390 m
- School: Friedrich-Ebert-Realschule 440 m
- School: LVR Christoph-Schlingensief-Schule 770 m
- School: Gesamtschule Weierheide 810 m
- Bus stop: Hagelkreuz 340 m
- Bus stop: Hagelkreuz 350 m
- Bus stop: Neumarkt 400 m
- Railway station: Oberhausen-Sterkrade 830 m
- Tram or metro stop: Neumarkt 360 m
- Doctor or clinic: Reha-Zentrum 260 m
- A&E: AMEOS Klinikum St. Clemens 190 m
- Supermarket: Yasmin Markt 590 m
- Supermarket: Netto Marken-Discount 780 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bottrop 3/10
- Duisburg 1/10
- Mülheim an der Ruhr 4/10
- Essen 2/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Wesel 4/10
- Herne 2/10
- Krefeld 2/10
