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Knife-related cases in Berlin 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Berlin.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 25 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 13 |
| April | 23 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 24 |
| July | 19 |
| August | 16 |
| September | 14 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 7 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 196 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reports
- Knife threats
19-year-old allegedly threatens police officers with knife in Berlin-Hellersdorf
Seven police officers were injured during an operation in Berlin-Hellersdorf. A 19-year-old allegedly approached officers threateningly with a pointed object, believed to have been a knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passenger with knife on Berlin S-Bahn
Following an argument on an S-Bahn stopped at Ostkreuz, a man allegedly threatened a passenger with a knife. Federal police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Passenger threatened with knife at Warschauer Straße S-Bahn station
A man is suspected of threatening a passenger with a knife at Warschauer Straße S-Bahn station. Federal police provisionally detained the suspect and recovered the knife.
- Knife threats
Berlin: Man threatened with knife and injured with baseball bat
Three men are alleged to have attacked a driver in Berlin-Mitte. One held a knife in front of him while another injured him with a baseball bat.
- Knife threats
Knife found during arrest after suspected robbery extortion in Neukölln
Police arrested two men after suspected robbery extortion in Neukölln. During his arrest, one suspect held a half-open folding knife while resisting officers.
- Knife threats
Men threaten each other at Berlin Mehrower Allee S-Bahn station
During an argument at Mehrower Allee S-Bahn station, a man is alleged to have drawn a knife and threatened the other man.
- Knife threats
Knife present during altercation in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
During an altercation on Schönhauser Allee, a man was reportedly holding a knife. Two men were injured and received medical treatment.
- Knife threats
Man threatens travellers with knife at Ostkreuz station
A man is alleged to have threatened two travellers with a knife at Berlin-Ostkreuz station after attacking one of them.
- Knife threats
Teenagers threatened with knife-like object in Kreuzberg
Following an alleged robbery on Skalitzer Straße, a man is said to have threatened a teenage girl with a knife-like object. Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened visitors with a knife in Berlin flat
A man allegedly threatened two visitors with a knife and prevented them from leaving a flat in Berlin-Haselhorst. He underwent surgery for an abdominal injury after a confrontation.
- Knife threats
Man threatens security staff with knife in Berlin
A man allegedly threatened two security employees with a knife and a spade at a business premises in Berlin-Lichterfelde. One of the employees was injured with the spade during a confrontation.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with knife at Hellersdorf underground station
A man allegedly displayed a knife and threatened another man at Hellersdorf underground station overnight. Police seized a folding knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens ticket inspectors with pocket knife in Berlin
A man reportedly threatened two ticket inspectors with a folding pocket knife on the platform at Museumsinsel underground station. The incident followed an altercation during a ticket inspection.
- Knife threats
Man threatens two railway employees with utility knife in Berlin
A man reportedly threatened two railway employees with a utility knife at Europaplatz in Berlin. Federal police provisionally detained him and later secured the knife.
- Knife threats
Man pulls knife during dispute at Berlin playground
During an escalating dispute at a playground in Berlin-Reinickendorf, a man struck a minor and pulled a knife. Police temporarily took him into custody.
- Knife threats
Shop worker threatened with knives in Berlin
A man allegedly first threatened to stab a shop worker and later threatened him while displaying a knife in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The worker was not injured.
- Knife threats
Teenager allegedly attacked peer in Berlin and mentioned a knife
A teenager allegedly attacked a peer in a Berlin park and mentioned a knife he was carrying to the victim. The injured teenager received outpatient treatment.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife in Berlin-Köpenick
Two men allegedly threatened a man with a knife at a snack bar in Berlin-Köpenick. Four suspects were later arrested.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in Moabit
A man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in Berlin-Moabit on the evening of 15 May. He was injured in an altercation and arrested.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened Berlin late-night shop owner with knife
A man allegedly threatened the owner of a late-night shop in Berlin with a knife. Police later arrested the 25-year-old at Alexanderplatz.
Completed week
Berlin weekly review
1 attack · 0 threats · 0 robbery/extortion · Period 7–13 September 2026, data as of 14 September 2026.
