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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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314 results
Reports
- Knife attacks
Man stabs woman with knife in Drochtersen
A man allegedly stabbed a woman several times after an argument at a house in Drochtersen. The woman was flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries, and the suspect was arrested.
- 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.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in knife stabbing in Bad Pyrmont
Two unidentified men allegedly attacked a 36-year-old man with pepper spray in Bad Pyrmont and injured him with a knife. He underwent surgery but was not in life-threatening danger.
- 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.
- Knife attacks
Man critically injured in attack with stabbing weapon in Wittmund
A 20-year-old man is alleged to have attacked a 41-year-old man with a stabbing weapon outside an amusement arcade in Wittmund. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and another man was slightly injured.
- 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.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by with kitchen knife in Lauenau
A 20-year-old man is alleged to have threatened several passers-by with a kitchen knife in Lauenau. Police apprehended him, and nobody was injured.
- Knife attacks
Woman dies after knife attack in Apensen
A 40-year-old woman died after a knife attack at her apartment door in Apensen. Police are searching for her suspected former partner.
- Knife threats
Knife displayed during dispute at Celle Christmas market
During a dispute between two groups at Celle's Christmas market, a man held a knife. No one was injured.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with kitchen knife during dispute in Bassum
A 46-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 48-year-old man with a kitchen knife at worker accommodation in Bassum. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- 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.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened three people with knife outside school in Emden
A 21-year-old man allegedly threatened three people by displaying a knife outside a school in Emden. Police said a physical confrontation followed.
- Knife attacks
Man suffers stabbing injury at Osnabrück bus stop
A 31-year-old man suffered a stabbing injury during an argument at a bus stop in Osnabrück. Investigators are still determining which object caused it.
- 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.
- Knife attacks
Kitchen knife thrown at residents of accommodation
A resident allegedly threw a kitchen knife at other residents of accommodation in Lüneburg.
- 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.