8Kulmbach
Kulmbach, 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: 8,093 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 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 13 | 18.2 | 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 | 97 | 135.6 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 236 | 330 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 12 | 16.8 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 679 | 949.4 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 97 | 135.6 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 350 | 489.4 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 13 |
| Violence | 333 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft and burglary | 679 |
| Drugs | 97 |
| Damage and public order | 350 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Markgraf-Georg-Friedrich-Gymnasium 2.0 km
- Railway station: Kulmbach 2.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Frauenarztpraxis 1.2 km
- A&E: Klinik Hohe Warte 16.7 km
- Supermarket: Hofladen Rangabauer 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Kaufland 2.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bayreuth 3/10
- Bayreuth (Landkreis) 10/10
- Kronach 8/10
- Lichtenfels 9/10
- Hof (Landkreis) 8/10
- Coburg (Landkreis) 9/10
- Hof 1/10
- Bamberg (Landkreis) 10/10
