8Esslingen
Esslingen, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,182 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 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 29 | 5.4 | 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 | 645 | 120.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,918 | 357.4 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 126 | 23.5 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 5,475 | 1,020.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 374 | 69.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,887 | 538 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 21 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 29 |
| Violence | 2,563 |
| Robbery | 126 |
| Theft and burglary | 5,475 |
| Drugs | 374 |
| Damage and public order | 2,887 |
Questions about crime in Esslingen
- Is Esslingen safe?
- Esslingen: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Esslingen?
- Esslingen: Weighted crime: 8,182 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Esslingen?
- Recorded homicides in Esslingen (2025): 21.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Kirchrainschule Oberboihingen 1.1 km
- School: Grundschule Unterensingen 1.2 km
- School: Inselschule Zizishausen 1.2 km
- Railway station: Oberboihingen 610 m
- Doctor or clinic: Hausarztpraxis Dr. med. Wurth 740 m
- A&E: medius KLINIK NÜRTINGEN 2.3 km
- Supermarket: nahkauf 620 m
- Supermarket: Edeka Sigel 670 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Stuttgart 2/10
- Reutlingen 6/10
- Göppingen 8/10
- Böblingen 8/10
- Rems-Murr-Kreis 7/10
- Ludwigsburg 7/10
- Tübingen 8/10
- Alb-Donau-Kreis 10/10
