9Olen
Olen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,285 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 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 15 | 116.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 22 | 170.3 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 7.7 | 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 | 15.5 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 4 | 31 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 15.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 | 100.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 69.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 17 | 131.6 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 21 | 162.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 47 | 363.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 27 | 209.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 5 | 38.7 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 29 | 224.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 6 | 46.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 49 | 379.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 38 | 294.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 12 | 92.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 30 | 232.3 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 14 | 108.4 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 79 | 611.7 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 15.5 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 9 | 69.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 6 | 46.5 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 38 | 294.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 44 | 340.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 40 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft and burglary | 109 |
| Drugs | 32 |
| Damage and public order | 35 |
| Other | 321 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: De Kriebel 1.7 km
- School: De Knipoog 1.8 km
- Railway station: Olen 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Bouquillon 1.8 km
- A&E: AZ Herentals 3.7 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Proxy Delhaize 2.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
