8Leuven
Leuven, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 44 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 7,324 per 100,000 people (2024)
Crime by type, as recorded by Eurostat / national police (2024)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Intentional homicide | 2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault | 1,999 | 379.1 | 416.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 187 | 35.5 | 24 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary of homes | 1,402 | 265.9 | 67.4 |
| Other burglary | 375 | 71.1 | 78.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 168 | 31.9 | 20.3 |
| Other theft | 6,521 | 1,236.7 | 322.3 |
Source: Eurostat / national police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2024)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,999 |
| Robbery | 187 |
| Theft and burglary | 8,466 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10: the average of the places in it, on their scale.
Raw score 7.7 out of 10, before ranking.
Places in Leuven
- Aarschot 2/10
- Begijnendijk 10/10
- Bekkevoort 8/10
- Bertem 9/10
- Bierbeek 8/10
- Boortmeerbeek 8/10
- Boutersem 10/10
- Diest 3/10
- Geetbets 4/10
- Glabbeek 10/10
- Haacht 7/10
- Herent 7/10
- Hoegaarden 9/10
- Holsbeek 10/10
- Huldenberg 9/10
- Keerbergen 10/10
- Kortenaken 10/10
- Kortenberg 8/10
- Landen 3/10
- Leuven 1/10
- Linter 9/10
- Lubbeek 10/10
- Oud-Heverlee 5/10
- Rotselaar 7/10
- Scherpenheuvel-Zichem 6/10
- Tervuren 6/10
- Tielt-Winge 8/10
- Tienen 2/10
- Tremelo 9/10
- Zoutleeuw 4/10
