6Nijlen
Nijlen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,498 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 | 12.6 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 45 | 189.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 53 | 223.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 16.8 | 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 | 2 | 8.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 6 | 25.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 12.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 28 | 117.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 21 | 88.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 14 | 59 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 47 | 197.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 98 | 412.7 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 25 | 105.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 10 | 42.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 8.4 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 12.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 75 | 315.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 7 | 29.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 130 | 547.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 53 | 223.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 17 | 71.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 35 | 147.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 25 | 105.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 54 | 227.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4.2 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 54.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 14 | 59 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 94 | 395.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 85 | 357.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 104 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 211 |
| Drugs | 40 |
| Damage and public order | 82 |
| Other | 521 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: De Regenboog 370 m
- School: Kerkeblokken 1.7 km
- School: SAMWD Nijlen 1.8 km
- School: GO! Bisterveld 2.0 km
- Railway station: Nijlen 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic 940 m
- A&E: Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis 6.3 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Albert Heijn 2.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
