1Geraardsbergen
Geraardsbergen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 18,399 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 | 2 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 5 | 14.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 102 | 289.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 141 | 400.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 19.9 | 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 | 6 | 17 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 2 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 4 | 11.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 29 | 82.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 14.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 27 | 76.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 20 | 56.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 32 | 90.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 56 | 158.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 4 | 11.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 1 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 205 | 581.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 127 | 360.4 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 33 | 93.7 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 6 | 17 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 19 | 53.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 222 | 630 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 42 | 119.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 298 | 845.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 171 | 485.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 21 | 59.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 111 | 315 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 139 | 394.5 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 340 | 964.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 7 | 19.9 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 47 | 133.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 48 | 136.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 150 | 425.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 273 | 774.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 258 |
| Robbery | 33 |
| Theft and burglary | 350 |
| Drugs | 185 |
| Damage and public order | 264 |
| Other | 1,605 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: De springplank 1.0 km
- School: Zeppelin 1.4 km
- School: Jozef instituut 1.5 km
- School: Maria Jozef 1.5 km
- School: Sint-Jozefinstituut 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Onkerzele Koolpot 210 m
- Bus stop: Onkerzele Koolpot 230 m
- Railway station: Schendelbeke 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk De Gaffel 2.0 km
- A&E: AZORG Campus Geraardsbergen 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 2.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
