4Wesel
Wesel, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,810 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 | 11 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 71 | 15.5 | 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 | 674 | 147.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,969 | 430 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 163 | 35.6 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 10,091 | 2,203.7 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 442 | 96.5 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,760 | 602.7 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 11 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 71 |
| Violence | 2,643 |
| Robbery | 163 |
| Theft and burglary | 10,091 |
| Drugs | 442 |
| Damage and public order | 2,760 |
Questions about crime in Wesel
- Is Wesel safe?
- Wesel: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Wesel?
- Wesel: Weighted crime: 11,810 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Wesel?
- Recorded homicides in Wesel (2025): 11.
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Astrid Lindgren Grundschule 1.1 km
- Railway station: Friedrichsfeld (Niederrhein) 3.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Christiane Weineck 2.9 km
- A&E: St. Vinzenz-Hospital Dinslaken 9.9 km
- Supermarket: Edeka 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Penny 3.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Oberhausen 2/10
- Bottrop 3/10
- Duisburg 1/10
- Kleve 4/10
- Krefeld 2/10
- Mülheim an der Ruhr 4/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Essen 2/10
