4Birkenfeld
Birkenfeld, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,152 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 | 3 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 11 | 13.3 | 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 | 170 | 205.8 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 507 | 613.7 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 16 | 19.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 925 | 1,119.7 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 157 | 190 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 457 | 553.2 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 11 |
| Violence | 677 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft and burglary | 925 |
| Drugs | 157 |
| Damage and public order | 457 |
Questions about crime in Birkenfeld
- Is Birkenfeld safe?
- Birkenfeld: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Birkenfeld?
- Birkenfeld: Weighted crime: 12,152 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Birkenfeld?
- Recorded homicides in Birkenfeld (2025): 3.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Grundschule Algenrodt 1.5 km
- School 1.5 km
- School: Heidensteilschule 1.6 km
- School: Grundschule Idarbachtal 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Tiefenstein, Weiherschleife 120 m
- Bus stop: Tiefenstein, Weiherschleife 150 m
- Railway station: Idar-Oberstein 4.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Molitor 1.4 km
- A&E: Klinikum Idar-Oberstein 3.1 km
- Supermarket: NORMA 680 m
- Supermarket: MIX Markt 770 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kusel 7/10
- Bad Kreuznach 6/10
- Bernkastel-Wittlich 7/10
- Trier-Saarburg 9/10
- Kaiserslautern (Landkreis) 7/10
- Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis 8/10
- Cochem-Zell 8/10
- Trier 1/10
