Höxter: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Höxter?

Höxter: Weighted crime: 9,607 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Höxter?

Recorded homicides in Höxter (2025): 1.

6Höxter

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world

Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 9,607 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder, manslaughter and killing on request	1	0.7	2.9
PKS cases: attempts are included.
Sexual offences
Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases	19	13.6	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	206	147.9	185.2
Common assault	634	455.3	516.1
Robbery
Robbery, including robbery of drivers	30	21.5	47.9
Theft and burglary
Theft, all kinds	1,564	1,123.1	2,155.7
Drugs
Drug offences	180	129.3	192.2
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	770	553	649.7

Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.

Is Höxter safe?: Höxter: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Höxter?: Höxter: Weighted crime: 9,607 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Höxter?: Recorded homicides in Höxter (2025): 1.

3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.

Raw score 3.3 out of 10, before ranking.

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