5Torhout
Torhout, 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: 11,040 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 | 2 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 35 | 165.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 58 | 274.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 4.7 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 10 | 47.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 14.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 38 | 179.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 56.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 23 | 108.7 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 21 | 99.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 2 | 9.5 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 93 | 439.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 56 | 264.7 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 3 | 14.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 3 | 14.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 13 | 61.4 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 100 | 472.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 37 | 174.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 76 | 359.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 42 | 198.5 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 13 | 61.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 17 | 80.3 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 1 | 4.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 107 | 505.7 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 6 | 28.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 15 | 70.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 12 | 56.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 47 | 222.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 91 | 430.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 95 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft and burglary | 192 |
| Drugs | 75 |
| Damage and public order | 137 |
| Other | 427 |
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: GO! Eureka Basisschool Torhout 1.1 km
- School: De Revinze 1.2 km
- School: De Oefenschool 1.3 km
- School: Sint-Vincentiusinstituut Torhout 1.3 km
- School: VLTI Torhout 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Torhout Hogeschuurwegel 140 m
- Bus stop: Torhout Hogeschuurwegel 150 m
- Railway station: Torhout 1.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Véronique Lambert 750 m
- A&E: AZ Delta - Campus Torhout 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 900 m
- Supermarket: Delhaize 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
