2Ninove
Ninove, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 15,278 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 | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 99 | 244 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 123 | 303.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 29 | 71.5 | 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 | 10 | 24.6 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 5 | 12.3 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 15 | 37 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 8 | 19.7 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 63 | 155.2 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 36 | 88.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 125 | 308 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 80 | 197.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 21 | 51.7 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 244 | 601.3 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 165 | 406.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 69 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 9.9 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 14.8 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 267 | 658 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 42 | 103.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 264 | 650.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 139 | 342.5 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 66 | 162.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 118 | 290.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 157 | 386.9 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 187 | 460.8 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 2.5 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 65 | 160.2 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 41 | 101 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 98 | 241.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 215 | 529.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 262 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Theft and burglary | 577 |
| Drugs | 203 |
| Damage and public order | 309 |
| Other | 1,351 |
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: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Academie voor Muziek, Woord en Dans 1.2 km
- School: Stedelijke Kleuterschool 1.3 km
- School: Provinciaal Technisch Instituut (PTI Ninove - Richtpunt Campus Ninove) 1.3 km
- School: Hartencollege Basisonderwijs Onderwijslaan 1.6 km
- School: Hartencollege Secundair Onderwijslaan 1.6 km
- Railway station: Eichem 610 m
- Doctor or clinic: Isabelle 1.1 km
- A&E: AZORG Campus Geraardsbergen 10.8 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 850 m
- Supermarket: Jumbo 860 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
