6Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 9,696 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 | 2 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 1 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 70 | 200.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 64 | 182.9 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 20 | 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 | 11.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 5.7 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 5 | 14.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 8.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 57.2 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 34.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 57.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 77 | 220.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 11 | 31.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 77 | 220.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 70 | 200.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 19 | 54.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 11.4 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 31 | 88.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 120 | 343 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 30 | 85.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 266 | 760.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 54 | 154.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 15 | 42.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 58 | 165.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 10 | 28.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 51 | 145.8 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 5.7 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 29 | 82.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 29 | 82.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 60 | 171.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 174 | 497.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 145 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft and burglary | 220 |
| Drugs | 124 |
| Damage and public order | 150 |
| Other | 748 |
Questions about crime in Heusden-Zolder
- Is Heusden-Zolder safe?
- Heusden-Zolder: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Heusden-Zolder?
- Heusden-Zolder: Weighted crime: 9,696 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Heusden-Zolder?
- Recorded homicides in Heusden-Zolder (2025): 3.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Boekt 720 m
- Bus stop: Boekt Eikhof 350 m
- Bus stop: Boekt Eikhof 360 m
- Railway station: Heusden 2.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Meylandtlaan 1.1 km
- A&E: Sint-Franciscus ziekenhuis 4.6 km
- Supermarket: Okay 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
