A village that is also Basel-Stadt's second municipality, 22,885 people in gardens and vineyards on the German border, and the only area on this map besides Bettingen with a crime figure of its own: the canton publishes offences by Gemeinde, and Riehen recorded 1,447 criminal-code offences in 2025, about 63 per 1,000 residents against roughly 147 per 1,000 for the city of Basel. Comfortable, green, well connected by tram, and a standard choice for families moving to the region. Source: data.bs.ch dataset 100508, 2025.
Riehen — Basel, Switzerland
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No concerns found day
No concerns found night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Basel publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Riehen safe?
Wandroz currently rates Riehen in Basel as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report, both by day and after dark. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Basel publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Riehen safe at night?
At night, Riehen is rated as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is Riehen a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Riehen's day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. The Booking.com link on this page searches Riehen itself.
Is there official crime data for Riehen?
Not an official government crime feed — Riehen's rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Riehen well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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