5Oud-Heverlee
Oud-Heverlee, 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: 10,670 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 | 3 | 26.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 20 | 175.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 17 | 149 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 26.3 | 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 | 1 | 8.8 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 3 | 26.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 8.8 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 19 | 166.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 8 | 70.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 40 | 350.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 38 | 333.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 18 | 157.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 0 | 0 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 37 | 324.4 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 2 | 17.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 47 | 412.1 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 15 | 131.5 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 12 | 105.2 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 9 | 78.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 11 | 96.4 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 62 | 543.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 8.8 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 8 | 70.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 0 | 0 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 4 | 35.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 27 | 236.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 41 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft and burglary | 106 |
| Drugs | 18 |
| Damage and public order | 39 |
| Other | 196 |
Questions about crime in Oud-Heverlee
- Is Oud-Heverlee safe?
- Oud-Heverlee: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Oud-Heverlee?
- Oud-Heverlee: Weighted crime: 10,670 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Oud-Heverlee?
- Recorded homicides in Oud-Heverlee (2025): 3.
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: L'école Saint Jean Baptiste 1.4 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Joris-Weert 1.4 km
- School: École Communale Fernand Vanbever 1.8 km
- Railway station: Sint-Joris-Weert 980 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. M.Hulens 1.5 km
- A&E: Regionaal ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Leuven 9.2 km
- Supermarket: Proxy Delhaize 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Benoit & Veerle 2.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
