8Kuurne
Kuurne, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,958 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 | 19 | 133.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 21 | 147.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 7 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 14 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 6 | 42.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 7 | 49.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 17 | 119.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 105.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 12 | 84.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 17 | 119.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 6 | 42.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 70 | 491.4 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 23 | 161.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 21.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 7 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 10 | 70.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 74 | 519.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 8 | 56.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 62 | 435.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 45 | 315.9 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 4 | 28.1 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 23 | 161.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 5 | 35.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 95 | 666.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 7 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 91.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 12 | 84.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 12 | 84.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 66 | 463.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 43 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft and burglary | 144 |
| Drugs | 37 |
| Damage and public order | 82 |
| Other | 338 |
Questions about crime in Kuurne
- Is Kuurne safe?
- Kuurne: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Kuurne?
- Kuurne: Weighted crime: 8,958 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Kuurne?
- Recorded homicides in Kuurne (2025): 0.
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: VBS Sint-Pieter 160 m
- School: De Wijzer 1.4 km
- School: GO! basisschool De Boomgaard Kuurne 1.6 km
- School: Centrumschool 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Kuurne Cafe Astrid 170 m
- Bus stop: Kuurne Sint-Pieter 210 m
- Bus stop: Kuurne Cafe Astrid 290 m
- Railway station: Harelbeke 3.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Rozebeek 3.3 km
- A&E: AZ Groeninge - campus Kennedylaan 7.1 km
- Supermarket: Biedronka XL 980 m
- Supermarket: Huis Maria 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
