8Kortenberg
Kortenberg, 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: 8,548 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 | 1 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 25 | 116.9 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 30 | 140.3 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 32.7 | 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 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 6 | 28.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 4 | 18.7 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 42 | 196.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 23 | 107.5 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 18.7 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 61 | 285.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.7 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 63 | 294.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 17 | 79.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 14 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 9 | 42.1 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 69 | 322.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 6 | 28.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 73 | 341.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 39 | 182.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 29 | 135.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 23 | 107.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 26 | 121.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 129 | 603.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 25 | 116.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 18 | 84.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 53 | 247.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 86 | 402.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 65 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 198 |
| Drugs | 29 |
| Damage and public order | 75 |
| Other | 501 |
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: 6/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Gemeenteschool De Klimop 890 m
- School: Vrije Bassisschool Mater Dei 1.3 km
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Boemerang 2.0 km
- Railway station: Erps-Kwerps 780 m
- Doctor or clinic: Silsom 1.4 km
- A&E: UZ Leuven campus Gasthuisberg 7.0 km
- Supermarket: 't Silsomhof 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Louis-Delhaize Erps-Kwerps 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
