5Lede
Lede, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,099 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 | 5.1 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 39 | 200.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 43 | 221.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 2 | 10.3 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 5.1 | 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 | 3 | 15.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 3 | 15.4 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 8 | 41.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 10.3 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 37 | 190.5 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 43 | 221.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 46.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 45 | 231.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 2 | 10.3 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 71 | 365.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 17 | 87.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 5 | 25.7 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 10.3 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 80 | 411.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 11 | 56.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 123 | 633.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 80 | 411.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 22 | 113.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 29 | 149.3 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 32 | 164.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 102 | 525.1 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 66.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 15 | 77.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 32 | 164.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 77 | 396.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 91 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft and burglary | 209 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Damage and public order | 91 |
| Other | 525 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool 't Wimpelke 730 m
- School: VBS Sterreneiland 1.1 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sterreneiland 1.3 km
- School: Vrije Kleuterschool Morgenster - Vestiging Toverimpe 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Impe Hofsmeer 220 m
- Bus stop: Impe Hofsmeer 270 m
- Railway station: Serskamp 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic 860 m
- A&E: AZORG Campus Aalst - Merestraat 6.1 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour market 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Shop & More 2.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
