9Gavere
Gavere, 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: 7,257 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 | 10 | 74.9 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 22 | 164.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 8 | 59.9 | 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 | 22.5 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 4 | 30 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 17 | 127.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 30 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 74.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 19 | 142.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 7.5 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 32 | 239.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 10 | 74.9 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 1 | 7.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 22.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 51 | 381.9 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 4 | 30 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 52 | 389.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 53 | 396.9 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 25 | 187.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 6 | 44.9 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 53 | 396.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 3 | 22.5 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 8 | 59.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 11 | 82.4 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 47 | 352 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 43 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft and burglary | 83 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Damage and public order | 55 |
| Other | 258 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool De Dol-Fijn 940 m
- Railway station: Gavere-Asper 4.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Eyecenter Gavere 2.6 km
- A&E: AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem 10.7 km
- Supermarket: Okay 1.6 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
