2Lüneburg
Lüneburg, 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: 15,754 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 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 31 | 17.3 | 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 | 291 | 162.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,208 | 673.2 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 130 | 72.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 4,330 | 2,413 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 396 | 220.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,369 | 762.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 8 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 31 |
| Violence | 1,499 |
| Robbery | 130 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,330 |
| Drugs | 396 |
| Damage and public order | 1,369 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School 1.0 km
- Railway station: Vastorf 2.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Praxis Lehnhoff Makowski Mehmen 1.9 km
- A&E: Klinikum Lüneburg 10.0 km
- Supermarket: Edeka Bergmann 2.1 km
- Supermarket: famila 5.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Uelzen 3/10
- Harburg 6/10
- Lüchow-Dannenberg 3/10
- Heidekreis 4/10
- Celle 3/10
- Gifhorn 7/10
- Rotenburg (Wümme) 5/10
- Stade 5/10
