8Ardooie
Ardooie, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,398 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 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 7 | 73.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 14 | 147.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 10.5 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 21 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 2 | 21 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 10.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 94.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 10 | 105.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 84.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 17 | 178.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 38 | 399.4 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 19 | 199.7 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 2 | 21 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 10.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 27 | 283.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 4 | 42 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 39 | 409.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 9 | 94.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 11 | 115.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 7 | 73.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 15 | 157.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 81 | 851.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 5 | 52.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 4 | 42 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 12 | 126.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 23 | 241.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 22 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft and burglary | 83 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Damage and public order | 31 |
| Other | 206 |
Questions about crime in Ardooie
- Is Ardooie safe?
- Ardooie: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Ardooie?
- Ardooie: Weighted crime: 8,398 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Ardooie?
- Recorded homicides in Ardooie (2025): 1.
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Scholengemeenschap St-Michiel VZW 790 m
- School: Vrij Katholiek Basisonderwijs 810 m
- School: Basisschool De Zonnebloem 860 m
- School: Instituut H. Kindsheid 920 m
- School 940 m
- Bus stop: Ardooie Berlingmolenstraat 180 m
- Bus stop: Ardooie Berlingmolenstraat 190 m
- Doctor or clinic: dokterpraktijk Emmaüs 2.5 km
- A&E: Sint-Jozefskliniek Izegem 7.5 km
- Supermarket: Delhaize 240 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 880 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
