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Knife attacks in Wuppertal 2025
For Wuppertal, 21 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 12 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 6 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 | 1 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| August | 6 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 3 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack12
- Knife threat3
- Robbery or extortion6
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury4
- Injured, severity not known6
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury1
- Life-threatening injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known5
Context for Wuppertal
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 57.1%.
- The highest documented monthly count is August 2025 with 6 cases.
- Wuppertal accounts for 2.4% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Wuppertal has 358,938 residents (as of 2023).
21 results
Latest cases in Wuppertal
- Robbery/extortion
Three offenders rob petrol station in Wuppertal
Three masked offenders robbed a petrol station in Wuppertal. One threatened the cashier with a knife and demanded that she open the till.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman threatened with knife and robbed in Wuppertal
Three unidentified men allegedly restrained a woman on a bridge in Wuppertal. One of them threatened her with a knife and demanded her bag.
- Knife attack
Woman injures husband with knife in Wuppertal
A 25-year-old woman injured her 32-year-old husband with a knife in Wuppertal. He was treated in hospital and was not in danger of dying, police said.
- Knife threat
Teenager with knife-like object at Wuppertal school
A teenage girl reportedly approached a child in a threatening manner with a knife-like object near a school in Wuppertal.
- Robbery/extortion
Senior woman threatened with knife during robbery in Wuppertal
Three men are alleged to have robbed and injured a senior woman in Wuppertal and threatened to kill her. One of them displayed a knife.
- Knife attack
Man threatens passers-by with knife in Wuppertal
A man threatened several passers-by with a knife in Wuppertal and made stabbing motions towards them. Police took him into custody; initial findings indicated that nobody was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Two teenagers arrested after attempted kiosk robbery in Wuppertal
Two masked teenagers allegedly robbed a kiosk in Wuppertal using a knife. The owner locked them inside the sales area and police arrested both.
- Knife attack
Three men injured in altercation in Wuppertal
Three men suffered cut and stab wounds during an altercation outside a restaurant in Wuppertal.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened former partner with knife in Wuppertal
A man allegedly threatened his former partner with a knife in a Wuppertal apartment. Special police units arrested him.
- Knife attack
Man held in pre-trial detention after Wuppertal knife attack
A 34-year-old man is suspected of injuring a 24-year-old man several times with a kitchen knife at Wupperpark-Ost. He was placed in pre-trial detention after his arrest.
- Knife attack
Passer-by lightly injured with knife as police shoot armed man
A man is alleged to have lightly injured a passer-by with a knife in Wuppertal. He was seriously injured by police gunfire after allegedly approaching officers while armed.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after knife attack in Wuppertal
A 22-year-old man allegedly seriously injured a 27-year-old man with a knife in Wuppertal. He was remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
Man threatens group with knife in Wupperpark
A man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in Wuppertal's Wupperpark Ost. Nobody was injured during the incident.
- Knife attack
Man found with cut injuries in Wuppertal
A man with cut injuries was found by the Wupper river in Wuppertal and received inpatient treatment. Divers later recovered a suspected machete from the river.
- Knife attack
Man injured in confrontation in Wuppertal
A 23-year-old man suffered cut and stab injuries during a confrontation in central Wuppertal. Police located three suspected participants.
- Robbery/extortion
Two youths rob three boys at knifepoint in Wuppertal
Two unidentified youths are alleged to have threatened three boys with a knife and robbed them of valuables in Wuppertal.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in stabbing during dispute in Wuppertal
An 18-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds during an altercation involving several men in Wuppertal. The unidentified perpetrators fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Man allegedly made stabbing motions with knife at Wuppertal supermarket
A man allegedly made stabbing motions with a knife toward two people after a suspected theft at a Wuppertal supermarket. Nobody was injured, and police provisionally detained him.
- Knife attack
19-year-old injured with pointed object in Wuppertal
An unknown man attacked a 19-year-old in Wuppertal-Elberfeld and presumably injured him with a pointed object. The injured man was taken to hospital.
- Knife attack
Five injured after neighbourhood dispute in Wuppertal
Five people sustained minor injuries during an altercation involving several people in Wuppertal. One man suffered stab wounds.