3Izegem
Izegem, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,510 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 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 58 | 197.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 85 | 288.9 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 3.4 | 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 | 4 | 13.6 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 19 | 64.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 12 | 40.8 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 90 | 305.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 36 | 122.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 109 | 370.4 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 42 | 142.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 1 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 130 | 441.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 87 | 295.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 30 | 101.9 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 6.8 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 7 | 23.8 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 142 | 482.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 48 | 163.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 131 | 445.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 105 | 356.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 35 | 118.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 51 | 173.3 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 115 | 390.8 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 219 | 744.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 3.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 26 | 88.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 35 | 118.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 81 | 275.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 123 | 418 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 149 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft and burglary | 420 |
| Drugs | 126 |
| Damage and public order | 190 |
| Other | 922 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Prizma Basisschool De Knuffel 540 m
- School: Prizma Middenschool & Campus IdP 580 m
- School: Art'Iz - Kunstacademie 680 m
- School: Prizma Basisschool De Stadsparel 750 m
- School: Prizma Basisschool Sint-Pieter 980 m
- Bus stop: Emelgem Dam 200 m
- Bus stop: Emelgem Dam 200 m
- Bus stop: Izegem Station 350 m
- Railway station: Izegem 350 m
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartspraktijk De Nieuwe Wereld 1.3 km
- A&E: Sint-Jozefskliniek Izegem 970 m
- Supermarket: Spar 480 m
- Supermarket: Proxy Delhaize 500 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
