4Wuustwezel
Wuustwezel, 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: 12,907 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 | 13.7 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 61 | 278 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 62 | 282.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 2 | 9.1 | 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 | 2 | 9.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 12 | 54.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 9 | 41 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 45 | 205.1 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 29 | 132.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 91.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 35 | 159.5 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 72 | 328.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 24 | 109.4 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 5 | 22.8 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 4.6 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 7 | 31.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 73 | 332.7 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 16 | 72.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 89 | 405.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 89 | 405.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 8 | 36.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 35 | 159.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 54.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 151 | 688.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4.6 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 10 | 45.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 6 | 27.3 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 58 | 264.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 124 | 565.2 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 127 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft and burglary | 210 |
| Drugs | 37 |
| Damage and public order | 89 |
| Other | 583 |
Living
2/10 Living 2 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 4/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Campus Triangel - Stella Matutina 850 m
- School: Triangel 870 m
- School: Stella Matutina 960 m
- School: De Vinkjes 980 m
- School: De Wissel 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic 6.0 km
- A&E: AZ Klina 13.3 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 780 m
- Supermarket: Delhaize 890 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
