5Zandhoven
Zandhoven, 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: 10,840 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 | 14.9 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 2 | 14.9 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 17 | 126.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 19 | 141.5 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 44.7 | 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 | 7.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 4 | 29.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 7.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 | 74.5 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 67 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 14 | 104.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 30 | 223.5 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 51 | 379.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 8 | 59.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 1 | 7.4 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 7.4 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 41 | 305.4 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 12 | 89.4 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 83 | 618.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 24 | 178.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 11 | 81.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 13 | 96.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 29 | 216 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 57 | 424.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 7.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 6 | 44.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 5 | 37.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 23 | 171.3 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 40 | 298 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 42 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft and burglary | 115 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Damage and public order | 53 |
| Other | 292 |
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: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Gesubsidieerde Vrije Basisschool 1.4 km
- School: Basisschool Zandhoven 1.4 km
- School: Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek, Woord en Dans 1.4 km
- School: Basisschool Zandhoven 1.5 km
- School: Leefschool 't Zandhofje 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: De Blokskens 3.7 km
- A&E: AZ Voorkempen 7.6 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
