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Knife-related cases in Lower Saxony 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Lower Saxony.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 36 |
| February | 23 |
| March | 30 |
| April | 19 |
| May | 26 |
| June | 22 |
| July | 24 |
| August | 26 |
| September | 23 |
| October | 24 |
| November | 28 |
| December | 33 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 314 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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144 results
Reports
- Robbery and extortion
Bakery employee threatened with knife during robbery in Göttingen
A masked offender allegedly threatened an employee at a bakery in Göttingen with a knife and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Two minors arrested after attempted petrol station robbery in Hanover
Two minors allegedly attempted to rob a petrol station in Hanover, with one holding a knife. Police arrested both shortly afterwards.
- Robbery and extortion
Two unidentified men rob Hanover petrol station with knife
Two unidentified men threatened a petrol station employee in Hanover with a knife and stole cash. The woman was uninjured and the offenders fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager detained after knife robbery at Hanover petrol station
Two teenagers are accused of robbing a petrol station employee in Hanover. Police say one threatened her with a knife while an accomplice guarded the door.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted petrol station robbery with knife in Hanover
Two men are alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee with a knife and demanded cash in Hanover. They fled without any money, and the employee was unharmed.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens employee with knife during Diepholz robbery
A masked man threatened an employee at a store in Diepholz with a knife and demanded that a safe be opened. He fled without taking anything.
- Robbery and extortion
Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint in Melle
An unknown man threatened a taxi driver with a knife in Melle and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Masked offender robs Papenburg gaming venue with knife
A masked offender threatened an employee at a gaming venue in Papenburg with a knife and took cash. He fled unidentified.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager threatened with knife during robbery in Wilhelmshaven
Two offenders allegedly robbed a teenager in a park in Wilhelmshaven. One held a knife and demanded valuables.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs Hanover petrol station with knife
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a petrol station in Hanover-Lahe and stole cash. The employee was unharmed and the suspect fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured in robbery extortion in Braunschweig
A 38-year-old man was slightly injured with a knife during a robbery extortion in Braunschweig on 12 December. The perpetrator took cash and fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Employee threatened with knife in Hanover betting-shop robbery
Two unidentified men allegedly robbed a betting shop in Hanover. One threatened an employee with a knife and took cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Kiosk employee threatened with knife in Hanover
Three unidentified men allegedly threatened a kiosk employee with a knife and stole cash in Hanover.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery at petrol station in Hanover
Four unidentified perpetrators threatened a petrol station employee in Hanover with a knife and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager threatened with knife in Wilhelmshaven extortion case
Three unidentified teenagers allegedly used a knife to demand valuables from a teenager in Wilhelmshaven's spa park.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with utility knife during robbery in Wolfenbüttel
Two unidentified suspects allegedly robbed a 22-year-old man in Seeligerpark, threatened him with a utility knife and caused a superficial injury.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed robbery at petrol station in Hanover
Two masked men threatened a petrol station employee in Hanover with a knife and a baseball bat. They fled with cigarettes after failing to obtain cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Vechelde
An unidentified offender threatened a petrol station employee in Vechelde with a knife and stole cash and consumer goods. The victim was not physically injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Man lightly injured in knife robbery in Wolfsburg
An unknown man threatened a 58-year-old with a knife in Wolfsburg and stole his valuables. The victim was lightly injured and the offender fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Osnabrück
Two unidentified men are alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and taken cash from him in Osnabrück.