3Remscheid
Remscheid, 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: 14,437 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 | 1 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 20 | 17.6 | 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 | 246 | 216.1 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 776 | 681.7 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 54 | 47.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,051 | 1,801.8 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 168 | 147.6 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 843 | 740.6 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 20 |
| Violence | 1,022 |
| Robbery | 54 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,051 |
| Drugs | 168 |
| Damage and public order | 843 |
Questions about crime in Remscheid
- Is Remscheid safe?
- Remscheid: 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 Remscheid?
- Remscheid: Weighted crime: 14,437 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Remscheid?
- Recorded homicides in Remscheid (2025): 1.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Sophie-Scholl-Gesamtschule 410 m
- School: Lehrwerkstatt 470 m
- School: Berufsbildungszentrum der Industrie 470 m
- School: GGS Walther Hartmann 880 m
- School: Berufskolleg Technik 980 m
- Bus stop: Hinter dem Anger 170 m
- Bus stop: Hinter dem Anger 170 m
- Bus stop: Ueberfeld 280 m
- Railway station: Remscheid Hbf 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Praxis Dr. Ott-Gefaeller 1.4 km
- A&E: Krankenhaus Wermelskirchen 5.5 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 450 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Wuppertal 1/10
- Solingen 3/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
- Mettmann 3/10
- Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 5/10
- Leverkusen 3/10
- Hagen 2/10
- Oberbergischer Kreis 8/10
