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Knife attacks in Bielefeld 2025
For Bielefeld, 47 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 18 knife attacks, 13 knife threats, and 16 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 6 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 7 |
| June | 8 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 4 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack18
- Knife threat13
- Robbery or extortion16
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury2
- Injured, severity not known2
- Minor injury11
- Serious injury8
- Life-threatening injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes4
- Not known19
Context for Bielefeld
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 38.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is March 2025 with 8 cases.
- Bielefeld accounts for 5.5% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
47 results
Latest cases in Bielefeld
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Bielefeld
During a dispute on Körnerstraße in Bielefeld, a 20-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 22-year-old with a knife.
- Knife attack
Four injured in dispute between families in Bielefeld
Four people were slightly injured in a dispute between two families in Bielefeld. Police said three of them suffered injuries from a knife.
- Knife threat
Man threatens group in Bielefeld with machete
During a confrontation between two groups at Bielefeld's Jahnplatz, a man allegedly displayed a machete and threatened other people involved.
- Knife attack
Knife attack on security employee thwarted in Bielefeld
An unknown man allegedly stabbed toward a security employee with a knife in Bielefeld. The employee repelled the attack and the man fled.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with knife in Bielefeld
A man was seriously injured with a knife at a tram stop in Bielefeld. A suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife threat
Four people threatened with knives in Bielefeld
Following an altercation on Obernstraße in Bielefeld, two people allegedly drew knives. Four people fled.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute at Bielefeld playground
Two fleeing men are alleged to have attacked a 20-year-old with pepper spray and a knife at a playground in Bielefeld and taken jewellery.
- Knife threat
Man threatens federal police officers with knife at Bielefeld central station
A man is alleged to have threatened federal police officers with a knife at Bielefeld central station. No knife was found during a search.
- Knife threat
Man threatens ticket inspector with knife at Bielefeld’s Adenauerplatz
A man is alleged to have threatened a ticket inspector with a knife and physically assaulted him at Adenauerplatz.
- Knife threat
Teenager threatens train conductor with knife in Bielefeld
A teenager allegedly held a knife to a train conductor's neck outside Bielefeld station. The man was uninjured and the suspect fled.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Bielefeld
Following a dispute at a petrol station in Bielefeld, a man is alleged to have seriously injured another man with a knife. The suspect was arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with pointed object and robbed in Bielefeld
An unidentified man is suspected of pressing a pointed object against a man's torso and robbing him of his bag in Bielefeld. He is also alleged to have cut the bag's strap with a knife.
- Knife attack
Three men injured in dispute in Bielefeld
Three men were injured with stabbing instruments during a dispute between two groups in a nightclub car park in Bielefeld. A minor sustained a severe lung injury and was reportedly in life-threatening condition.
- Knife attack
Three injured after suspected stabbing attack in Bielefeld
Three people were injured by stabbing tools during a confrontation between two groups outside a nightclub in Bielefeld. A teenager suffered life-threatening injuries.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife in Bielefeld
An unknown man kicked a man in Bielefeld and then threatened him with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee robbed at knifepoint in Bielefeld gaming arcade
An unknown man threatened an employee at a Bielefeld gaming arcade with a knife, demanded money and fled with the proceeds.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife in Bielefeld
Two unidentified men assaulted a 21-year-old in Bielefeld and threatened a 34-year-old with a knife. The pair then fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Worker threatened with knife during Bielefeld petrol station robbery
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a petrol station worker in Bielefeld with a knife, demanded money and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife after robbery in Bielefeld
A man is alleged to have assaulted, robbed and then threatened a 28-year-old man with a knife in Bielefeld.
- Knife threat
Man reportedly displayed knife during dispute in Bielefeld
During an altercation at Bielefeld Boulevard, a man reportedly held a knife in his hand. A 20-year-old man suffered minor injuries.