1Osnabrück
Osnabrück, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 21,096 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 | 4 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 60 | 36.1 | 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 | 477 | 287.3 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,191 | 717.2 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 161 | 97 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 6,326 | 3,809.5 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 525 | 316.2 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,761 | 1,060.5 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 60 |
| Violence | 1,668 |
| Robbery | 161 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,326 |
| Drugs | 525 |
| Damage and public order | 1,761 |
Questions about crime in Osnabrück
- Is Osnabrück safe?
- Osnabrück: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Osnabrück?
- Osnabrück: Weighted crime: 21,096 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Osnabrück?
- Recorded homicides in Osnabrück (2025): 4.
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Backhausschule - BBS Pottgraben 250 m
- School: Paracelsus Heilpraktikerschule 740 m
- School: IT-Kompetenzzentrum der BBS Pottgraben 740 m
- School: VHS Osnabrück - Zweigstelle Franz-Lenz-Straße 740 m
- School: Die Schule 750 m
- Bus stop: Bohmter Straße 70 m
- Bus stop: Bohmter Straße 120 m
- Bus stop: Luisenstraße 380 m
- Railway station: Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof 680 m
- Doctor or clinic: Fr. E. Gärtner 270 m
- A&E: Marienhospital Osnabrück 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 380 m
- Supermarket: REWE 410 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Osnabrück (Landkreis) 8/10
- Vechta 7/10
- Grafschaft Bentheim 6/10
- Emsland 5/10
- Diepholz 6/10
- Cloppenburg 8/10
- Schaumburg 5/10
- Oldenburg 8/10
