7Opwijk
Opwijk, 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: 9,403 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 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 22 | 146.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 27 | 179.9 | 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 | 20 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 10 | 66.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 33.3 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 23 | 153.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 21 | 139.9 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 20 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 32 | 213.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 34 | 226.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 11 | 73.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 20 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 49 | 326.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 13 | 86.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 51 | 339.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 19 | 126.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 65 | 433.2 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 19 | 126.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 40 | 266.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 76 | 506.5 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 11 | 73.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 6 | 40 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 34 | 226.6 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 56 | 373.2 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 52 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft and burglary | 118 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Damage and public order | 62 |
| Other | 377 |
Questions about crime in Opwijk
- Is Opwijk safe?
- Opwijk: Safety 7 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Opwijk?
- Opwijk: Weighted crime: 9,403 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Opwijk?
- Recorded homicides in Opwijk (2025): 1.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: VKO Opwijk 530 m
- School 570 m
- School: De leertrommel kleuters 630 m
- School 640 m
- School: De leertrommel Lager onderwijs 690 m
- Bus stop: Opwijk Nanovestraat 130 m
- Bus stop: Opwijk Nanovestraat 130 m
- Railway station: Opwijk 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Medisch Huis Opwijk 820 m
- A&E: AZORG Campus Asse 6.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 730 m
- Supermarket: Mensana 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
