4Kalmthout
Kalmthout, 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: 11,785 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 | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 24 | 121.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 48 | 243.5 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 20.3 | 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 | 1 | 5.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 6 | 30.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 16 | 81.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 25.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 79 | 400.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 46 | 233.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 53 | 268.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 31 | 157.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 5.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 81 | 410.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 38 | 192.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 7 | 35.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 20.3 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 15.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 76 | 385.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 8 | 40.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 66 | 334.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 53 | 268.9 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 25 | 126.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 28 | 142 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 29 | 147.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 148 | 750.8 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 10.1 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 19 | 96.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 8 | 40.6 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 28 | 142 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 91 | 461.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 77 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft and burglary | 296 |
| Drugs | 52 |
| Damage and public order | 84 |
| Other | 497 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool den Heuvel 640 m
- School: Den Heuvel 1.5 km
- School: Gitok 1.6 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool De Linde 1.7 km
- Railway station: Kalmthout 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Perron 3.0 km
- A&E: AZ Klina 11.3 km
- Supermarket: AD Delhaize 950 m
- Supermarket: Spar 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
