City · NW
Knife-related cases in Gelsenkirchen 2026
For Gelsenkirchen, 29 published cases are documented in the 2026 calendar year. They comprise 11 knife attacks, 4 knife threats, and 14 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2026
Show data table
| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 7 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 4 |
| October (partial) | 2 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2026
Total: 29 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2026.
Filter cases in Gelsenkirchen
Period, case type, search term and date range work together on the case list.
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known5
- Minor injury4
- Serious injury4
- Life-threatening injury2
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known13
Context for Gelsenkirchen
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2026.
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 48.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2026 with 7 cases.
- Gelsenkirchen has 265,885 residents (as of 2023).
29 results
Latest cases in Gelsenkirchen
- Robbery and extortion
Children extort boy with knife at Gelsenkirchen skate park
Two children allegedly held a boy at the skate park near Schalker Bahnhof and forced him to hand over cash. One of them held a closed knife in their hand.
- Knife threats
Minor injured in attempted robbery in Gelsenkirchen
Two unidentified minors allegedly attacked a minor at a Gelsenkirchen bus stop, demanded headphones and threatened an attack with a stick or an unconfirmed stabbing or cutting instrument.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager threatened with knife at Gelsenkirchen Central Station
Three unidentified men allegedly held a teenager at Gelsenkirchen Central Station, threatened him with a knife and searched him.
- Knife attacks
Two critically injured after knife attack in Gelsenkirchen park
Two young men suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack during an altercation between groups in Gelsenkirchen's municipal park. Three suspects were later released.
- Knife threats
Two men threaten each other with knives in Gelsenkirchen
Two men are alleged to have threatened each other with knives during an argument outside the music theatre in Gelsenkirchen. One of them was located after fleeing.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens supermarket employee with knife in Gelsenkirchen
After stealing tobacco products, an unidentified man threatened a supermarket employee in Gelsenkirchen with a knife and fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Gelsenkirchen
An unidentified man robbed a petrol station in Gelsenkirchen's Buer district on 20 January while holding a knife.
- Robbery and extortion
Three suspects rob man in Gelsenkirchen and threaten him with knife
Three men are alleged to have attacked and robbed a 31-year-old man at Heinrich-König-Platz in Gelsenkirchen, then threatened him with a knife while fleeing.
- Knife attacks
Man fatally injured in Gelsenkirchen
A 70-year-old man was found with fatal stab injuries in an apartment in Gelsenkirchen. His wife was slightly injured.