6Erpe-Mere
Erpe-Mere, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,394 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Federal Police (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder | 1 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 1 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 47 | 222.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 35 | 165.7 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 18.9 | 30.8 |
| All offences against physical integrity less the lines above; also female genital mutilation and breaches of international humanitarian law. | |||
| Unintentional injury or death | 5 | 23.7 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 14.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 9 | 42.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 14.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 16 | 75.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 71 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 104.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 31 | 146.8 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 65 | 307.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 19 | 90 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 11 | 52.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 14.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 88 | 416.7 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 13 | 61.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 107 | 506.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 63 | 298.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 29 | 137.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 37 | 175.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 30 | 142.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 97 | 459.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 61.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 21 | 99.4 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 45 | 213.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 76 | 359.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 91 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft and burglary | 152 |
| Drugs | 33 |
| Damage and public order | 101 |
| Other | 518 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Sint-Jozef School Mere 1.1 km
- School: De Grasspriet 1.3 km
- School: Sint-Jozefschool 2.0 km
- Railway station: Bambrugge 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: pmc Ede 2.8 km
- A&E: AZORG Campus Aalst - Merestraat 5.0 km
- Supermarket: Okay 720 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 940 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
