2Mortsel
Mortsel, 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: 16,618 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 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 11.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 73 | 273 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 71 | 265.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 11 | 41.1 | 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 | 7.5 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 11.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 16 | 59.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 12 | 44.9 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 113 | 422.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 65 | 243.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 157.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 89 | 332.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 11 | 41.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 173 | 647.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 77 | 288 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 35 | 130.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 7.5 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 11 | 41.1 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 130 | 486.2 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 48 | 179.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 145 | 542.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 87 | 325.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 121 | 452.6 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 70 | 261.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 74 | 276.8 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 203 | 759.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 4 | 15 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 15 | 56.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 15 | 56.1 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 57 | 213.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 82 | 306.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 158 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft and burglary | 505 |
| Drugs | 125 |
| Damage and public order | 178 |
| Other | 873 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Leefschool Lieven Gevaert 230 m
- School: GTI 270 m
- School: GTI 290 m
- School: Rozenregen 590 m
- School: Ritmica Steenakker 820 m
- Bus stop: IJzerenweglei 90 m
- Bus stop: IJzerenweglei 100 m
- Railway station: Mortsel-Oude-God 640 m
- Tram or metro stop: Station Oude God 740 m
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Rondpunt 990 m
- A&E: ZAS Sint-Jozef 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 800 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 820 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
