5Niel
Niel, 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: 10,977 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 | 1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 15 | 136 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 31 | 281 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 54.4 | 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 | 3 | 27.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 3 | 27.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 9.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 16 | 145 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 27.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 18.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 16 | 145 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 51 | 462.3 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 3 | 27.2 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 27.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 18.1 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 76 | 688.9 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 9 | 81.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 60 | 543.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 33 | 299.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 8 | 72.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 25 | 226.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 0 | 0 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 36 | 326.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 5 | 45.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 4 | 36.3 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 34 | 308.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 45 | 407.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 55 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft and burglary | 89 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Damage and public order | 85 |
| Other | 250 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Sint Hubertusschool 100 m
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool Niel - De Springplank 160 m
- School: Kunstacademie Niel 380 m
- School: Gemeentelijke Academie Voor Muziek & Woord 440 m
- School: GO! Basisschool De Parel 520 m
- Bus stop: Niel Kerkstraat 120 m
- Bus stop: Niel Stationsstraat 160 m
- Bus stop: Niel Kerkstraat 170 m
- Railway station: Niel 610 m
- Doctor or clinic 1.9 km
- A&E: AZ Rivierenland campus Rumst 2.7 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 270 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 650 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
