2Brasschaat
Brasschaat, 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: 15,694 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 | 8 | 20.8 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 87 | 226.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 113 | 294.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 19 | 49.5 | 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 | 2 | 5.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 7 | 18.2 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 6 | 15.6 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 26 | 67.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 12 | 31.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 76 | 197.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 57.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 46 | 119.7 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 110 | 286.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 4 | 10.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 160 | 416.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 109 | 283.7 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 72.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 3 | 7.8 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 18 | 46.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 261 | 679.4 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 35 | 91.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 265 | 689.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 120 | 312.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 34 | 88.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 106 | 275.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 136 | 354 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 192 | 499.8 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 4 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 20 | 52.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 36 | 93.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 97 | 252.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 211 | 549.3 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 8 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 228 |
| Robbery | 32 |
| Theft and burglary | 430 |
| Drugs | 158 |
| Damage and public order | 296 |
| Other | 1,221 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool Atheneum Brasschaat 120 m
- School: Mater Dei 330 m
- School: Gemeentelijk Instituut Brasschaat 520 m
- School: GO! technisch atheneum Brasschaat 650 m
- School: Mater Dei 990 m
- Bus stop: Brasschaat Du Boislei 90 m
- Bus stop: Brasschaat Du Boislei 110 m
- Bus stop: Brasschaat Prins Kavelhof 140 m
- Railway station: Sint-Mariaburg 3.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenwachtpost Noordrand 650 m
- A&E: AZ Klina 650 m
- Supermarket: Albert Heijn 280 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 500 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
