3Solingen
Solingen, 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: 13,882 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 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 28 | 16.9 | 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 | 311 | 187.8 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 998 | 602.6 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 85 | 51.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 3,210 | 1,938.1 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 216 | 130.4 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,011 | 610.4 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 8 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 28 |
| Violence | 1,309 |
| Robbery | 85 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,210 |
| Drugs | 216 |
| Damage and public order | 1,011 |
Questions about crime in Solingen
- Is Solingen safe?
- Solingen: 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 Solingen?
- Solingen: Weighted crime: 13,882 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Solingen?
- Recorded homicides in Solingen (2025): 8.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: GGS Kreuzweg Standort Mittelgönrath 540 m
- School: Mildred-Scheel-Berufskolleg 660 m
- School: Kreuzwegerstraße 990 m
- School 1.0 km
- School: Grundschulde Stübchen 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Kotten 190 m
- Bus stop: Kotten 240 m
- Bus stop: Geilenberg 320 m
- Railway station: Solingen Grünewald 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Jürgen Frost Facharztpraxis für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe 1.6 km
- A&E: GFO Kliniken Mettmann-Süd St. Martinus Krankenhaus 9.2 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 640 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 710 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Mettmann 3/10
- Wuppertal 1/10
- Remscheid 3/10
- Leverkusen 3/10
- Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 5/10
- Düsseldorf 1/10
- Köln 1/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
