2Zottegem
Zottegem, 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: 16,351 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 | 2 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 82 | 290.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 107 | 378.9 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 8 | 28.3 | 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 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 19 | 67.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 3.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 35 | 124 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 23 | 81.5 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 31 | 109.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 39 | 138.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 3.5 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 124 | 439.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 102 | 361.2 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 99.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 7 | 24.8 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 4 | 14.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 127 | 449.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 69 | 244.4 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 202 | 715.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 76 | 269.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 88 | 311.7 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 49 | 173.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 66 | 233.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 211 | 747.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 2 | 7.1 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 75 | 265.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 46 | 162.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 13 | 46 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 131 | 463.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 202 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft and burglary | 254 |
| Drugs | 141 |
| Damage and public order | 196 |
| Other | 959 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Sint-Barbaracollege - basisschool 220 m
- School: Sint-Barbaracollege 260 m
- School: KA Zottegem 440 m
- School: GO! Basisschool Graaf Van Egmont Zottegem 580 m
- School: Sint-Barbaracollege 810 m
- Bus stop: Zottegem Luchtbal 100 m
- Bus stop: Zottegem Luchtbal 150 m
- Bus stop: Zottegem Weidestraat 260 m
- Railway station: Zottegem 490 m
- Doctor or clinic: Artsenpraktijk Sanitary 320 m
- A&E: AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem 670 m
- Supermarket: Slagerij en Voeding Mons 480 m
- Supermarket: Bio-Planet 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
