4Edegem
Edegem, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,207 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 | 2 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 36 | 153.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 55 | 234 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 5 | 21.3 | 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 | 3 | 12.8 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 17 | 72.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 8 | 34 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 39 | 165.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 37 | 157.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 62 | 263.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 87 | 370.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 7 | 29.8 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 4 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 104 | 442.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 46 | 195.7 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 14 | 59.6 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 4.3 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 8.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 56 | 238.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 22 | 93.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 138 | 587.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 58 | 246.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 34 | 144.7 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 66 | 280.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 1 | 4.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 178 | 757.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4.3 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 15 | 63.8 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 7 | 29.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 59 | 251 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 70 | 297.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 99 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft and burglary | 348 |
| Drugs | 63 |
| Damage and public order | 78 |
| Other | 627 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: 't Kofschip 240 m
- School: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lourdescollege 280 m
- School: De Link Kleuterschool 910 m
- School: De Link Lagere School 940 m
- School: Koninklijk Technisch Atheneum Da Vinci 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Edegem Prins Boudewijnlaan 60 m
- Bus stop: Edegem Noulaertsplein 150 m
- Bus stop: Edegem Noulaertsplein 220 m
- Railway station: Mortsel-Oude-God 2.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Haardstee 390 m
- A&E: Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 780 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Express 970 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
