2Bochum
Bochum, 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: 16,566 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 | 2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 70 | 19.5 | 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 | 755 | 210.5 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 2,213 | 617 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 288 | 80.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 10,419 | 2,904.9 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 663 | 184.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 3,169 | 883.5 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 70 |
| Violence | 2,968 |
| Robbery | 288 |
| Theft and burglary | 10,419 |
| Drugs | 663 |
| Damage and public order | 3,169 |
Questions about crime in Bochum
- Is Bochum safe?
- Bochum: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Bochum?
- Bochum: Weighted crime: 16,566 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Bochum?
- Recorded homicides in Bochum (2025): 7.
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: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Hans-Böckler-Realschule 140 m
- School: Neues Gymnasium Bochum 150 m
- School: Don-Bosco-Schule 420 m
- School: Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Friederika-Schule 470 m
- School: Graf-Engelbert-Gymnasium 650 m
- Bus stop: Aral-Forschung 120 m
- Bus stop: Aral-Forschung 160 m
- Bus stop: Querenburger Straße 300 m
- Railway station: Bochum Hauptbahnhof 1.3 km
- Tram or metro stop: Waldring 240 m
- Doctor or clinic: Gabriela Schorr 410 m
- A&E: Augusta-Klinik Bochum-Mitte 2.2 km
- Supermarket: EDEKA 710 m
- Supermarket: REWE Freidank 800 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Herne 2/10
- Essen 2/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Dortmund 1/10
- Hagen 2/10
- Recklinghausen 3/10
- Mülheim an der Ruhr 4/10
