1Wuppertal
Wuppertal, 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: 22,658 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 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 67 | 18.7 | 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 | 1,285 | 358.7 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 3,157 | 881.4 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 447 | 124.8 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 13,093 | 3,655.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 662 | 184.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 3,113 | 869.1 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 12 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 67 |
| Violence | 4,442 |
| Robbery | 447 |
| Theft and burglary | 13,093 |
| Drugs | 662 |
| Damage and public order | 3,113 |
Questions about crime in Wuppertal
- Is Wuppertal safe?
- Wuppertal: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Wuppertal?
- Wuppertal: Weighted crime: 22,658 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Wuppertal?
- Recorded homicides in Wuppertal (2025): 12.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Grundschule Hesselnberg 1.5 km
- School: Grundschule Distelbeck 1.5 km
- School: Griechisches Lyzeum 1.6 km
- School: Bergisches Weiterbildungskolleg der Stadt Wuppertal 1.6 km
- School: Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Reichsgrafenstraße 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Am Freudenberg 180 m
- Bus stop: Am Walde 240 m
- Bus stop: Am Freudenberg 250 m
- Railway station: Kluse 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Hausarztpraxis Dres. Stöter „UniPraxis“ 1.1 km
- A&E: Krankenhaus St. Josef 2.6 km
- Supermarket: REWE 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Aldi Nord 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Remscheid 3/10
- Solingen 3/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
- Mettmann 3/10
- Leverkusen 3/10
- Essen 2/10
- Hagen 2/10
- Bochum 2/10
