4Duffel
Duffel, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,983 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 | 2 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 19 | 105 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 58 | 320.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 2 | 11 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 2 | 11 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 5.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 9 | 49.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 16.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 25 | 138.1 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 13 | 71.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 33.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 53 | 292.8 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 5.5 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 48 | 265.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 54 | 298.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 15 | 82.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 22.1 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 5 | 27.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 64 | 353.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 43 | 237.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 72 | 397.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 52 | 287.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 52 | 287.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 43 | 237.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 62 | 342.5 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 95 | 524.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 5.5 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 5 | 27.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 12 | 66.3 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 39 | 215.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 85 | 469.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 81 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft and burglary | 149 |
| Drugs | 78 |
| Damage and public order | 107 |
| Other | 518 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: GBS 't Kofschip 780 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Montessori 900 m
- School: Kleuterschool De Beunt 1.2 km
- School: PIME 1.5 km
- School: Gemeentelijke School Duffel-West 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Duffel Poederstraat 150 m
- Bus stop: Duffel Poederstraat 160 m
- Railway station: Duffel 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktrijk De Beemd 1.5 km
- A&E: Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis 5.0 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 990 m
- Supermarket: Spar 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
