5Zonhoven
Zonhoven, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,710 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 | 47 | 214.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 37 | 168.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 2 | 9.1 | 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 | 13.7 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 4.6 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 7 | 31.9 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 9 | 41.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 28 | 127.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 18.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 34 | 155.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 45 | 205.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.6 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 74 | 337.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 64 | 291.9 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 9 | 41.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 4.6 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 7 | 31.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 67 | 305.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 18 | 82.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 112 | 510.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 51 | 232.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 43 | 196.1 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 48 | 218.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 39 | 177.9 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 191 | 871.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 3 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 15 | 68.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 18 | 82.1 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 59 | 269.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 178 | 811.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 89 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft and burglary | 195 |
| Drugs | 81 |
| Damage and public order | 85 |
| Other | 757 |
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool De Horizon 340 m
- School: Vrije basisschool De St@rtbaan 1.4 km
- School: VMS Zonhoven 1.8 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool De Kievit 1.9 km
- School: De Zonnewijzer 1.9 km
- Bus stop: Zonhoven Donk 350 m
- Bus stop: Zonhoven Donk 390 m
- Railway station: Zonhoven 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Groepspraktijk De Paalsteen 2.4 km
- A&E: Jessa Ziekenhuis, campus Virga Jesse 6.1 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
