6Herzele
Herzele, 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: 9,787 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 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 1 | 5.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 39 | 203.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 40 | 208.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 20.9 | 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 | 1 | 5.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 6 | 31.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 5.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 | 67.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 8 | 41.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 125.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 24 | 125.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 2 | 10.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 53 | 276.3 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 39 | 203.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 4 | 20.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 5.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 15.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 50 | 260.7 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 33 | 172.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 109 | 568.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 38 | 198.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 8 | 41.7 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 36 | 187.7 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 14 | 73 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 103 | 537 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 53 | 276.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 17 | 88.6 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 10 | 52.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 64 | 333.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 85 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 125 |
| Drugs | 47 |
| Damage and public order | 83 |
| Other | 452 |
Living
2/10 Living 2 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School 1.6 km
- School: Sint-Paulusinstituut 2.0 km
- Railway station: Herzele 3.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Giovanni Alessi 3.3 km
- A&E: AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem 5.5 km
- Supermarket: Discount Sonck 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 2.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
