3Leverkusen
Leverkusen, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,736 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 | 1 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 25 | 14.8 | 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 | 376 | 223 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 935 | 554.6 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 92 | 54.6 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 4,555 | 2,702 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 123 | 73 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,040 | 616.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 25 |
| Violence | 1,311 |
| Robbery | 92 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,555 |
| Drugs | 123 |
| Damage and public order | 1,040 |
Questions about crime in Leverkusen
- Is Leverkusen safe?
- Leverkusen: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Leverkusen?
- Leverkusen: Weighted crime: 14,736 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Leverkusen?
- Recorded homicides in Leverkusen (2025): 1.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Akademie 360° - MTRA-Schule 400 m
- School: rockhall 730 m
- School: GGS Opladen 1.1 km
- School: GGS Opladen 1.1 km
- School: Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Herderstraße 1.2 km
- Bus stop: wupsi-Betriebshof 300 m
- Bus stop: wupsi-Betriebshof 320 m
- Bus stop: Benzstraße 390 m
- Railway station: Opladen 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Radiologie 360° - Fixheide 380 m
- A&E: Remigius-Krankenhaus-Opladen 1.6 km
- Supermarket: REWE 610 m
- Supermarket: Netto Marken-Discount 650 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Köln 1/10
- Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 5/10
- Solingen 3/10
- Mettmann 3/10
- Remscheid 3/10
- Wuppertal 1/10
- Düsseldorf 1/10
- Rhein-Erft-Kreis 4/10
