4Nordhausen
Nordhausen, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 13,089 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 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 8 | 9.9 | 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 | 139 | 172.1 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 443 | 548.5 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 35 | 43.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 1,483 | 1,836.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 366 | 453.2 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 613 | 759 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 8 |
| Violence | 582 |
| Robbery | 35 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,483 |
| Drugs | 366 |
| Damage and public order | 613 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Nordhausen-Salza 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Praxis für Dermatologie 3.3 km
- A&E: Südharz Klinikum 4.3 km
- Supermarket: PENNY Werther 2.3 km
- Supermarket: tegut 2.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kyffhäuserkreis 3/10
- Eichsfeld 8/10
- Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 3/10
- Sömmerda 6/10
- Erfurt 1/10
- Gotha 4/10
- Weimarer Land 4/10
- Weimar 1/10
