Burglary in Groß Nordende: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

Burglary in Groß Nordende: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

For many people in northern Germany, the new year begins with a worrying topic: burglaries. On the night of December 29, 2025, between 1:00 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., a single-family home on Lander Street in Groß Nordende was broken into. How news.de reports, unknown perpetrators forced their way into the house and searched a room for valuables. While the sleeping residents were woken up by suspicious noises, the burglars fled in an unknown direction. According to initial findings, cash was stolen, but there is no further information about stolen items.

The criminal police in Pinneberg are already active and are asking the public for help. Witnesses who observed suspicious people or vehicles on the night of the crime are asked to come forward. Information can be submitted by phone to 04101 202-0 or by email to SG4.Pinneberg.KI@polizei.landsh.de. It is hoped that further information will shed light on this incident and possibly help find the perpetrators.

Burglary statistics in focus

Unfortunately, such events are not an isolated case in Germany. Data shows that residential burglary according to Section 244 of the Criminal Code is becoming increasingly public. Loud Statista In 2023, around 119,000 thefts in and out of apartments were registered, of which around 77,800 cases were classified as residential burglaries. This represents the highest level since 2019, although it is still over 50% below 2015 levels.

The risk of a break-in is particularly high in urban states such as Bremen, Berlin and Hamburg, while rural areas such as Bavaria appear comparatively safer. The clearance rate for residential burglaries is only 14.9%, which underlines the urgency of prevention and investigative work. The police identified around 9,890 suspects in 2023, with a worryingly high proportion of foreign suspects.

Comparison with other burglaries

In addition to the incident in Groß Nordende, there were also several break-ins in the Pinneberg region in September 2025. On a Wednesday, break-ins were committed in two single-family homes on Kieler Strasse in Bilsen and Alvesloe, during which the perpetrators were filmed NDR informed. While in the first case the perpetrator duo stole 300 euros in cash within seven minutes, in the second burglary it is unclear whether anything was stolen. Investigators suspect that these break-ins may be related, further exacerbating the already tense security situation in the region.

Given current developments, it is not only important to be vigilant, but also to take action. The police rely on cooperation with the population in order to get crime under control. Anyone who sees or hears something should not hesitate to get in touch. In uncertain times, every tip is valuable.