4Pelt
Pelt, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,860 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 | 6 | 17.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 43 | 124.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 114 | 329.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 8.7 | 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 | 2.9 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 5 | 14.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 15 | 43.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 8 | 23.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 117 | 337.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 16 | 46.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 115.5 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 37 | 106.8 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 3 | 8.7 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 155 | 447.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 116 | 334.9 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 16 | 46.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 7 | 20.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 14 | 40.4 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 153 | 441.7 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 30 | 86.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 138 | 398.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 81 | 233.9 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 31 | 89.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 67 | 193.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 34.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 163 | 470.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 22 | 63.5 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 17 | 49.1 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 131 | 378.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 171 | 493.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 6 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 162 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Theft and burglary | 376 |
| Drugs | 153 |
| Damage and public order | 183 |
| Other | 833 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool Helibel 380 m
- Bus stop: Herent Kerk 290 m
- Bus stop: Herent Kerk 310 m
- Bus stop: Neerpelt Herentstraat 360 m
- Railway station: Overpelt 2.5 km
- Doctor or clinic 2.2 km
- A&E: Sint Jans Gasthuis 19.1 km
- Supermarket: Sarap Food Shoop 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Peltri 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
