7Kapellen
Kapellen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 9,404 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 | 3.6 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 34 | 121.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 63 | 225.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 21.4 | 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 | 7.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 3.6 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 6 | 21.4 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 10.7 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 45 | 160.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 19 | 67.9 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 37 | 132.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 69 | 246.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 2 | 7.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 118 | 421.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 18 | 64.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 7 | 25 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 14.3 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 121 | 432.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 17 | 60.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 151 | 539.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 44 | 157.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 7 | 25 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 33 | 118 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 78 | 278.8 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 149 | 532.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 3.6 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 8 | 28.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 17 | 60.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 68 | 243.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 87 | 311 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 105 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft and burglary | 293 |
| Drugs | 29 |
| Damage and public order | 138 |
| Other | 643 |
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Koninklijk Technisch Atheneum Kapellen 660 m
- School 680 m
- School: Klavertje Vier 780 m
- School: Mater Salvatoris 790 m
- School: Mater Salvatoris Instituut 840 m
- Bus stop: Kapellen Vredeburgh 280 m
- Railway station: Kapellen 890 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Frans Janssens 900 m
- A&E: AZ Klina 4.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.0 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
