3Bredene
Bredene, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,272 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 | 5.5 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 39 | 214.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 54 | 296.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 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 | 11 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 11 | 60.5 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 11 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 45 | 247.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 13 | 71.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 263.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 27 | 148.4 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 5 | 27.5 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 87 | 478.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 49 | 269.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 9 | 49.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 22 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 16.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 95 | 522.1 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 63 | 346.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 124 | 681.5 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 58 | 318.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 24 | 131.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 33 | 181.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 63 | 346.2 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 196 | 1,077.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 11 | 60.5 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 26 | 142.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 53 | 291.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 119 | 654 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 96 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft and burglary | 227 |
| Drugs | 65 |
| Damage and public order | 158 |
| Other | 707 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: VBS De Dorpslinde 1.1 km
- Railway station: Oostende 4.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dokter Hans Vandenweghe 3.1 km
- A&E: AZ Oostende - Damiaan 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 1.5 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
