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Knife attacks in Wesel
For Wesel, 7 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 3 knife attacks, 0 knife threats, and 4 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-09-22
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 0 |
| August | 1 | 0 |
| September (partial) | 0 | 1 |
| October | 1 | — |
Cases by type
- Knife attack3
- Knife threat0
- Robbery or extortion4
Reported injury outcomes
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury2
- Not known3
Context for Wesel
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 57.1%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 1 cases.
- Wesel accounts for 0.5% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
7 results
Latest cases in Wesel
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack at Wesel ice-cream café
A 34-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 53-year-old man with a knife at an ice-cream café on Wesel's Großer Markt.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted knife robbery at Wesel school
In Wesel, six unidentified people allegedly surrounded two students at a school, demanded cash and threatened them with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs tanning studio in Wesel using knife
An unidentified man threatened an employee at a tanning studio in Wesel with a knife and took cash from the register.
- Knife attack
Man injured in knife attack at Wesel's Heubergpark
A man was slightly injured in the arm during an attack by a group at Heubergpark in Wesel. Police are seeking those who fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked man robs betting shop in Wesel using knife
A masked man threatened an 18-year-old employee with a knife and demanded cash at a betting shop in Wesel. He fled after the robbery, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in Wesel attack involving a knife
Two men allegedly attacked a 29-year-old man in Wesel. Police said one of them tried to attack him with a knife, and the victim was seriously injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in attempted robbery in Wesel
During an attempted robbery in Wesel, a second offender threatened a 31-year-old man with a knife. The victim fell while fleeing and sustained minor injuries.