1Blankenberge
Blankenberge, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 34,933 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 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 7 | 33.9 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 101 | 489 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 188 | 910.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 5 | 24.2 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 14 | 67.8 | 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 | 9 | 43.6 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 4.8 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 24 | 116.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 14.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 104 | 503.5 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 30 | 145.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 125 | 605.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 68 | 329.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 19 | 92 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 205 | 992.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 157 | 760.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 30 | 145.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 8 | 38.7 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 9 | 43.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 217 | 1,050.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 160 | 774.7 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 234 | 1,133 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 74 | 358.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 70 | 338.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 67 | 324.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 185 | 895.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 181 | 876.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 10 | 48.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 30 | 145.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 44 | 213 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 79 | 382.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 178 | 861.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 8 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 317 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft and burglary | 554 |
| Drugs | 204 |
| Damage and public order | 377 |
| Other | 1,152 |
Questions about crime in Blankenberge
- Is Blankenberge safe?
- Blankenberge: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Blankenberge?
- Blankenberge: Weighted crime: 34,933 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Blankenberge?
- Recorded homicides in Blankenberge (2025): 8.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Jozef 1.0 km
- School: GO! Basisschool Zilvermeeuw Blankenberge 1.6 km
- School: 't Zandschooltje 1.6 km
- School: Maerlantatheneum 1.7 km
- School: d'Oefenschool 1.8 km
- Railway station: Blankenberge 1.9 km
- Tram or metro stop: Blankenberge Station 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Artsenhuis Egelantier 1.4 km
- A&E: AZ Zeno campus Blankenberge 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 830 m
- Supermarket: Colruyt 880 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
