2Heilbronn
Heilbronn, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 17,868 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 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 28 | 21.2 | 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 | 382 | 289.4 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 975 | 738.7 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 81 | 61.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,945 | 2,231.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 638 | 483.4 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 939 | 711.4 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 28 |
| Violence | 1,357 |
| Robbery | 81 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,945 |
| Drugs | 638 |
| Damage and public order | 939 |
Questions about crime in Heilbronn
- Is Heilbronn safe?
- Heilbronn: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Heilbronn?
- Heilbronn: Weighted crime: 17,868 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Heilbronn?
- Recorded homicides in Heilbronn (2025): 7.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Josef-Schwarz-Schule 1.1 km
- School: Albrecht-Dürer-Schule 1.2 km
- School: Albrecht-Dürer-Schule 1.2 km
- School: Heinrich-von-Kleist-Realschule 1.3 km
- School: Grünewaldschule 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Peter-Bruckmann-Brücke 130 m
- Bus stop: Peter-Bruckmann-Brücke 160 m
- Bus stop: Zukunftspark Ost 350 m
- Railway station: Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof 1.2 km
- Tram or metro stop: Industrieplatz 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Augenärzte im Zentrum Heilbronn 680 m
- A&E: Klinikum am Plattenwald 7.1 km
- Supermarket: Kaufland 480 m
- Supermarket: Denns BioMarkt 730 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Heilbronn (Landkreis) 9/10
- Ludwigsburg 7/10
- Hohenlohekreis 8/10
- Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 7/10
- Enzkreis 10/10
- Rems-Murr-Kreis 7/10
- Stuttgart 2/10
- Karlsruhe (Landkreis) 9/10
