8Thalwil
Thalwil, Switzerland: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Kanton Zürich · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,633 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Kantonspolizei Zürich (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Offences against sexual integrity | 16 | 86.4 | 154.4 |
| Criminal Code title 5, attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Offences against life and limb | 43 | 232.3 | 423.6 |
| Criminal Code title 1: homicide, assault, brawling and endangering life, attempts included. | |||
| Offences against liberty | 84 | 453.7 | 918.6 |
| Criminal Code title 4: threats, coercion, stalking, trespass and deprivation of liberty, attempts included. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Offences against property | 499 | 2,695.4 | 4,942.8 |
| Criminal Code title 2: theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and criminal damage together, attempts included. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences, minor cases | 20 | 108 | 205.8 |
| Narcotics Act offences other than serious cases. Contraventions (mostly use, often fined on the spot) are not counted. | |||
| Drug offences, serious cases | 0 | 0 | 62.8 |
| Other | |||
| Other Criminal Code offences | 81 | 437.5 | 964.4 |
| Every other title of the Criminal Code (forgery, arson, offences against public authority and others), attempts included. | |||
Source: Kantonspolizei Zürich, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 16 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 127 |
| Theft and burglary | 499 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Other | 81 |
Questions about crime in Thalwil
- Is Thalwil safe?
- Thalwil: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Thalwil?
- Thalwil: Weighted crime: 14,633 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Schulhaus Berg 450 m
- School: Sekundarschule Thalwil 470 m
- School: Schulhaus Oelwiese 480 m
- School: Schulhaus Feld 490 m
- School: Schule Oelwiese 500 m
- Bus stop: Schützenhaus 60 m
- Bus stop: Gewerbestrasse 200 m
- Bus stop: Gewerbestrasse 350 m
- Railway station: Thalwil 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Seechirurgie Zentrum 470 m
- A&E: See-Spital Horgen 3.4 km
- Supermarket: Alnatura 790 m
- Supermarket: Migros 800 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
