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Lier, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 19,443 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 | 9 | 23.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 118 | 306.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 169 | 438.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 3 | 7.8 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 18.2 | 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 | 7 | 18.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 7.8 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 35 | 90.9 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 7 | 18.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 126 | 327.1 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 33 | 85.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 72 | 186.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 52 | 135 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 12 | 31.2 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 251 | 651.7 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 154 | 399.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 42 | 109 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 5.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 28 | 72.7 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 240 | 623.1 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 115 | 298.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 165 | 428.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 150 | 389.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 152 | 394.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 125 | 324.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 61 | 158.4 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 257 | 667.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 5 | 13 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 39 | 101.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 42 | 109 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 86 | 223.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 240 | 623.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 9 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 305 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Theft and burglary | 553 |
| Drugs | 226 |
| Damage and public order | 355 |
| Other | 1,322 |
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: 8/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Sint-Gummaruscollege 1.0 km
- School: Atheneum Lier - Campus Arthur Vanderpoorten 1.1 km
- School: Lyceum Sint Ursula 1.2 km
- School: Pullaar 1.2 km
- School: Stedelijke Academie voor Woord, Muziek en Dans 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Lier Ceciliastraat 120 m
- Bus stop: Lier Ceciliastraat 150 m
- Railway station: Lier 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Beirinckx - Verhelst 1.2 km
- A&E: Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Biowinkel Kraakvers 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Delhaize 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
