8Pittem
Pittem, 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: 8,880 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 | 14.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 10 | 143.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 10 | 143.5 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 14.3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 1 | 14.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 28.7 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 100.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 57.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 157.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 13 | 186.5 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 17 | 243.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 7 | 100.4 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 43 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 28.7 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 29 | 416 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 4 | 57.4 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 21 | 301.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 11 | 157.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 6 | 86.1 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 172.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 58 | 832 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 2 | 28.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 3 | 43 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 8 | 114.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 15 | 215.2 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 21 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft and burglary | 54 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Damage and public order | 33 |
| Other | 136 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: PIT basisschool 790 m
- Bus stop: Pittem Oostwijk 160 m
- Bus stop: Pittem Oostwijk 170 m
- Bus stop: Pittem Koevoet 280 m
- Railway station: Tielt 4.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Derous 2.9 km
- A&E: Sint-Andriesziekenhuis 3.5 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 640 m
- Supermarket: Okay 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
