2Boechout
Boechout, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 16,018 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 | 21.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 21 | 149.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 43 | 305.3 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 42.6 | 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 | 1 | 7.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 7.1 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 7 | 49.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 14.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 57 | 404.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 20 | 142 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 71 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 42 | 298.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 4 | 28.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 62 | 440.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 155 | 1,100.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 9 | 63.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 7.1 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 49 | 347.9 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 23 | 163.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 77 | 546.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 35 | 248.5 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 28 | 198.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 40 | 284 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 85.2 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 84 | 596.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 14.2 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 92.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 6 | 42.6 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 21 | 149.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 68 | 482.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 71 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft and burglary | 197 |
| Drugs | 165 |
| Damage and public order | 72 |
| Other | 386 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Dorpsschool 1.6 km
- School: St. Gabriël College, Campus JVH 1.9 km
- Railway station: Boechout 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Medi-Praktijk Vremde 1.3 km
- A&E: ZAS Sint-Jozef 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Albert Heijn 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Jumbo Lier 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
