4Grimbergen
Grimbergen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,800 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 | 77 | 192.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 117 | 292 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 7.5 | 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 | 22.5 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 6 | 15 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 26 | 64.9 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 15 | 37.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 27 | 67.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 69 | 172.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 38 | 94.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 198 | 494.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 32 | 79.9 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 170 | 424.3 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 132 | 329.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 14 | 34.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 2.5 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 18 | 44.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 192 | 479.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 24 | 59.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 328 | 818.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 105 | 262.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 44 | 109.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 87 | 217.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 0 | 0 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 130 | 324.5 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 81 | 202.2 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 17 | 42.4 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 210 | 524.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 156 | 389.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 207 |
| Robbery | 32 |
| Theft and burglary | 549 |
| Drugs | 165 |
| Damage and public order | 216 |
| Other | 1,158 |
Questions about crime in Grimbergen
- Is Grimbergen safe?
- Grimbergen: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Grimbergen?
- Grimbergen: Weighted crime: 12,800 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Grimbergen?
- Recorded homicides in Grimbergen (2025): 0.
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool 't Mierken 1.6 km
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool 't Mierken 1.7 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Prinsenhof 1.7 km
- School: Koninklijk Atheneum Grimbergen 1.9 km
- School: GO! Campus Fenix 2.0 km
- Railway station: Vilvoorde 4.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Joost Van Ackeleyen 1.2 km
- A&E: AZ Jan Portaels 3.2 km
- Supermarket: Den Diepen Boomgaard 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
