1Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 20,833 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 | 6.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 73 | 225.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 191 | 589.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 2 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 9.3 | 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 | 4 | 12.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 21 | 64.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 9 | 27.8 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 163 | 502.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 56 | 172.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 123 | 379.5 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 95 | 293.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 11 | 33.9 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 273 | 842.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 183 | 564.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 24 | 74 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 6.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 7 | 21.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 255 | 786.7 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 273 | 842.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 259 | 799 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 66 | 203.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 99 | 305.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 67 | 206.7 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 37 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 366 | 1,129.1 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 6.2 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 32 | 98.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 57 | 175.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 111 | 342.4 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 138 | 425.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 274 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft and burglary | 730 |
| Drugs | 216 |
| Damage and public order | 528 |
| Other | 1,209 |
Questions about crime in Knokke-Heist
- Is Knokke-Heist safe?
- Knokke-Heist: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Knokke-Heist?
- Knokke-Heist: Weighted crime: 20,833 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Knokke-Heist?
- Recorded homicides in Knokke-Heist (2025): 2.
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Polderkind 950 m
- School: Windekind 1.2 km
- School: Basisschool De Pluim 1.4 km
- School: Sint-Jansschool 1.7 km
- Railway station: Knokke 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Oogarts Knokke - Dr. Isabel Pinxten 2.0 km
- A&E: AZ Zeno campus Knokke-Heist 980 m
- Supermarket: Colruyt 710 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
