10Zedelgem
Zedelgem, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 10 out of 10 Very low crime
10/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 6,431 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 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 23 | 97.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 38 | 160.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 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 | 12.7 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 2 | 8.5 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 21.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 | 42.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 29.6 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 110 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 18 | 76.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.2 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 72 | 304.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 39 | 165 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 4 | 16.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 12.7 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 90 | 380.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 14 | 59.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 87 | 368.1 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 50 | 211.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 19 | 80.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 14 | 59.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 16 | 67.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 89 | 376.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4.2 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 8 | 33.8 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 13 | 55 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 34 | 143.9 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 43 | 181.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 64 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft and burglary | 139 |
| Drugs | 46 |
| Damage and public order | 104 |
| Other | 374 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool De Leeuw 1.8 km
- School: Spes Nostra Instituut 1.8 km
- School: Vrije basisschool Zedelgem dorp 2.0 km
- Bus stop: Zedelgem Borsbeek 200 m
- Bus stop: Zedelgem Borsbeek 210 m
- Railway station: Zedelgem 2.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Vlaminck 1.8 km
- A&E: AZ Delta - Campus Torhout 6.5 km
- Supermarket: Jumbo 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
