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Knife-related cases in Hamburg 2025
For Hamburg, 53 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 29 knife attacks, 4 knife threats, and 20 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 | 4 |
| February | 8 |
| March | 9 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 5 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 5 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 6 |
| December | 3 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 53 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury8
- Injured, severity not known4
- Minor injury3
- Serious injury3
- Life-threatening injury9
- Fatal outcome4
- Mixed injury outcomes10
- Not known12
Context for Hamburg
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 54.7%.
- The highest documented monthly count is March 2025 with 9 cases.
- Hamburg has 1,910,160 residents (as of 2023).
- Hamburg is a city-state.
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Latest cases in Hamburg
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens supermarket employee with knife in Hamburg
An unidentified man threatened an employee with a knife at a supermarket in Hamburg-Marienthal and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery at pizza delivery business in Hamburg
An unknown offender is suspected of threatening an employee of a pizza delivery business in Hamburg-Eißendorf with a knife and stealing cash. The offender fled and police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with machete during attempted petrol station robbery in Hamburg
During an attempted robbery at a petrol station in Hamburg-Billstedt, an employee was allegedly injured with a machete. Three masked suspects fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife threat during robbery in Hamburg-Bramfeld
Three unidentified men are alleged to have robbed two young men in Hamburg-Bramfeld. During the escape, one of the offenders threatened a teenager with a knife.
- Robbery and extortion
Bakery robbed at knifepoint in Hamburg
An unknown man threatened a bakery owner in Hamburg-Finkenwerder with a knife and demanded cash. He fled empty-handed.
- Robbery and extortion
Parcel courier threatened with knife and robbed in Hamburg-Sasel
At least two masked men allegedly threatened a parcel courier with a knife in Hamburg-Sasel and stole valuables and parcels from his delivery vehicle.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery targeting employee in Hamburg-Wilstorf
An unidentified man threatened a 28-year-old employee with a knife in Hamburg-Wilstorf and stole a cash box from a cigarette machine.
- Robbery and extortion
Machete threat during robbery in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Two suspects are alleged to have robbed a man in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg after one of them threatened him with a machete. Warrants were executed against both men.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor threatened with knife in Hamburg-Harburg
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a minor with a knife at a cemetery in Hamburg-Harburg and demanded his bag. Shortly afterwards, a woman was forced out of her car at a nearby intersection.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs Hamburg fashion store with knife
An unidentified man threatened an employee at a fashion store in Hamburg with a knife and stole cash. He fled, and the initial police search did not locate him.
- Robbery and extortion
Three masked men rob Hamburg petrol station using a knife
Three masked men threatened a petrol station employee in Hamburg-Billstedt with a firearm and a knife. They used irritant spray while fleeing and stole cash and cigarettes.
- Robbery and extortion
Pizza delivery driver threatened with knife at Neugraben station
A pizza delivery driver was threatened with a knife and robbed at Neugraben S-Bahn station in Hamburg. Two suspected offenders fled, and the driver was not injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery at petrol station in Hamburg-Othmarschen
An unidentified man threatened a petrol station employee in Hamburg-Othmarschen with a knife and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Three men rob flat in Hamburg-Wandsbek
Three unidentified men allegedly used pepper spray and a knife threat against a man in Hamburg-Wandsbek, lightly injuring him and stealing cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Employee threatened with knife at Hamburg petrol station
A minor is suspected of threatening a petrol station employee with a knife and stealing cash in Hamburg-Billstedt on 8 March.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens Hamburg petrol station employee with knife
A masked man allegedly threatened an employee at a petrol station in Hamburg-Finkenwerder with a knife and demanded cash. He fled when she did not comply.
- Robbery and extortion
Man fails in knife robbery attempt at Hamburg kiosk
A masked man allegedly threatened a kiosk employee in Hamburg-Neuenfelde with a knife and demanded cash. He fled after the employee did not comply.
- Robbery and extortion
Employees threatened with machete in Hamburg-Billbrook
A perpetrator threatened employees in Hamburg-Billbrook with a machete and demanded cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Four unidentified suspects allegedly attacked, threatened and robbed a man with a knife in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg. The victim sustained minor injuries.
- Robbery and extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Hamburg
Two unknown men are alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee with a knife in Hamburg-Finkenwerder and stolen cash.