Traffic chaos in Cloppenburg: Accidents and drivers are increasing!

On February 22, 2025, there were several incidents in the Cloppenburg region, which were documented by the police. Both traffic accidents and cases of property damage occurred in Cloppenburg.

In the Glocklockenstrasse, an unknown perpetrator damaged the paint of a parked VW Sharan on the left side of the vehicle between Thursday, 8:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m. The police ask for information on 04471/18600.

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Another incident occurred on Friday morning at 6:20 a.m. on Emsteker Strasse when two cyclists stole together. A 34-year-old cyclist was slightly injured. The other cyclist continued his journey without taking care of the injured person and thus committed traffic accident escape.

Just an hour later, around 7:30 a.m., a driver overlooked a 17-year-old pedestrian on Burgstrasse, who was also slightly injured. Here, too, the person who caused the accident removed from the scene of the accident.

Another event in the Löningen region also received attention. On Friday evening around 8:15 p.m., a 20-year-old woman parked with her VW Golf and overlooked a 22-year-old e-scooter driver. There was a property damage of around 2,500 euros. Since the e-scooter was not insured, criminal proceedings were initiated.

In addition, fake banknotes have been found in shops and banks in the past few days. The police recommend checking the authenticity of 10 euros and 50 euro signs based on well-known security features.

The police crime statistics for 2023, presented on March 15, 2024, shows that the Oldenburg Münsterland is considered a safe region, despite a slight increase in total cases by 1.57 %. However, the frequency number fell from 4210 to 4199 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants. In addition, there was a strong decline in the frequency number of the past ten years, 5520 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014.

Traffic accidents in the region remain an important topic. In 2022, 6,606 traffic accidents were registered, an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous year, while the number of serious traffic accidents decreased. The most common cause of the accident remains not adapted to the speed, with young drivers: inside the age of 18 to 24 years and cycling and pedelec drivers were identified as risk groups.

The police work continues to focus on minimizing serious consequences of accidents and the reduction of the total number of traffic accidents.