4Schelle
Schelle, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,693 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 | 15 | 172.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 24 | 276.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 5 | 57.6 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 11.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 5 | 57.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 34.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 24 | 276.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 69.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 552.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 23 | 264.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 5 | 57.6 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 60 | 691.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 8 | 92.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 1 | 11.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 4 | 46.1 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 34.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 61 | 702.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 4 | 46.1 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 47 | 541.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 16 | 184.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 10 | 115.2 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 22 | 253.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 4 | 46.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 25 | 288 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 7 | 80.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 4 | 46.1 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 16 | 184.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 28 | 322.5 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 44 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 169 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Damage and public order | 65 |
| Other | 179 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Klim 470 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Lutgardis 520 m
- School: Sint Lutgardis 760 m
- School: Gemeentelijke Kleuterschool 1.5 km
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool Niel - De Springplank 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Schelle Station 170 m
- Bus stop: Schelle Station 200 m
- Bus stop: Schelle Kapelstraat 370 m
- Railway station: Schelle 280 m
- Doctor or clinic 790 m
- A&E: AZ Rivierenland campus Rumst 2.7 km
- Supermarket: AD Delhaize 830 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
