Motorcycle theft in Heidelberg
Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Heidelberg is in the top 26% for recorded vehicle theft in Germany — 0.32 per 1,000 residents (2024). About typical for Germany — still lock up carefully.
Based on motorcycle & moped theft (combined) — recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported; actual incidence is higher.
Official Recorded Data
Motorcycle & moped theft (combined)
Rate per 1,000 residents
0.32
Percentile
74th
Top 26% riskiest in country
Year
2024
Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.
Motorcycles & mopeds only. This figure covers only the vehicle type named above — not all motor vehicles.
Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.
Source: BKA Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2024 — Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) · Datenlizenz Deutschland 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0) · Retrieved Jun 2026
Car theft
Rate per 1,000 residents
0.12
Percentile
20th
Top 80% riskiest in country
Year
2024
Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.
All motor vehicles. This figure covers cars, vans, motorcycles, and all other motor vehicles combined — not motorcycles or scooters specifically.
Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.
Source: BKA Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2024 — Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) · Datenlizenz Deutschland 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0) · Retrieved Jun 2026
Area Map
Safer places nearby
Lower recorded theft within 50 km of Heidelberg:
Rate per 1,000 residents — recorded crime only. Distance is centroid-to-centroid.
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