3Essen
Essen, 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: 14,006 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 | 3 | 15.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 30 | 153 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 44 | 224.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 20.4 | 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 | 13 | 66.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 3 | 15.3 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 10 | 51 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 9 | 45.9 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 66 | 336.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 61 | 311.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 49 | 249.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 37 | 188.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 5.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 122 | 622.3 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 21 | 107.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 10 | 51 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 10.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 30.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 92 | 469.2 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 12 | 61.2 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 66 | 336.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 105 | 535.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 24 | 122.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 34 | 173.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 6 | 30.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 149 | 760 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 5.1 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 9 | 45.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 18 | 91.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 35 | 178.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 107 | 545.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 94 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft and burglary | 345 |
| Drugs | 39 |
| Damage and public order | 104 |
| Other | 554 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: College van het Eucharistische Hart 310 m
- School: Mariaberg Hoek 1.6 km
- School: Potlodenschool 2.0 km
- Bus stop: Essen College 360 m
- Railway station: Essen 2.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Artes Hoek 1.6 km
- A&E: AZ Klina 16.4 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
