3Pforzheim
Pforzheim, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,027 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 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 36 | 26.7 | 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 | 272 | 201.6 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 842 | 624.1 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 64 | 47.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,304 | 1,707.8 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 206 | 152.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 932 | 690.8 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 6 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 36 |
| Violence | 1,114 |
| Robbery | 64 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,304 |
| Drugs | 206 |
| Damage and public order | 932 |
Questions about crime in Pforzheim
- Is Pforzheim safe?
- Pforzheim: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Pforzheim?
- Pforzheim: Weighted crime: 14,027 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Pforzheim?
- Recorded homicides in Pforzheim (2025): 6.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Buckenbergschule Pforzheim 410 m
- School: Ludwig-Erhard-Schule 930 m
- School: Pestalozzi-Schule 970 m
- School: Goldschmiedeschule mit Uhrmacherschule Pforzheim 1.1 km
- School: Gustav-Heinemann-Schule 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Eichenweg 360 m
- Bus stop: Hochschule/Wildpark 370 m
- Bus stop: Eichenweg 370 m
- Railway station: Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof 2.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: HNO-Praxis 1.2 km
- A&E: Siloah St. Trudpert Klinikum 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi Süd 700 m
- Supermarket: Edeka 740 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Enzkreis 10/10
- Calw 9/10
- Karlsruhe 3/10
- Karlsruhe (Landkreis) 9/10
- Böblingen 8/10
- Rastatt 8/10
- Ludwigsburg 7/10
- Stuttgart 2/10
