1Winterthur
Winterthur, Switzerland: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Kanton Zürich · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 29,758 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 | 159 | 132.1 | 154.4 |
| Criminal Code title 5, attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Offences against life and limb | 485 | 402.9 | 423.6 |
| Criminal Code title 1: homicide, assault, brawling and endangering life, attempts included. | |||
| Offences against liberty | 1,303 | 1,082.4 | 918.6 |
| Criminal Code title 4: threats, coercion, stalking, trespass and deprivation of liberty, attempts included. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Offences against property | 6,443 | 5,352.4 | 4,942.8 |
| Criminal Code title 2: theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and criminal damage together, attempts included. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences, minor cases | 261 | 216.8 | 205.8 |
| Narcotics Act offences other than serious cases. Contraventions (mostly use, often fined on the spot) are not counted. | |||
| Drug offences, serious cases | 64 | 53.2 | 62.8 |
| Other | |||
| Other Criminal Code offences | 1,226 | 1,018.5 | 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 | 159 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,788 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,443 |
| Drugs | 325 |
| Other | 1,226 |
Questions about crime in Winterthur
- Is Winterthur safe?
- Winterthur: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Winterthur?
- Winterthur: Weighted crime: 29,758 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Kindergarten Inneres Lind 220 m
- School: itw 290 m
- School: Kantonsschule Im Lee 340 m
- School: Schule Geiselweid 350 m
- School: Konservatorium Winterthur 430 m
- Bus stop: Palmstrasse 130 m
- Bus stop: Palmstrasse 150 m
- Bus stop: Swica 280 m
- Railway station: Winterthur 990 m
- Doctor or clinic: Lungenpraxis Karsten Rasche 190 m
- A&E: Kantonsspital Winterthur 1.0 km
- Supermarket: L'Ultimo Bacio 350 m
- Supermarket: Migros 420 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
