2Wetteren
Wetteren, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 15,219 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 | 11.1 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 52 | 193.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 69 | 256.3 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 22.3 | 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 | 9 | 33.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 4 | 14.9 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 24 | 89.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 18.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 46 | 170.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 71 | 263.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 148.6 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 54 | 200.5 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 4 | 14.9 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 1 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 169 | 627.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 82 | 304.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 24 | 89.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 5 | 18.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 139 | 516.2 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 34 | 126.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 245 | 909.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 115 | 427.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 44 | 163.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 71 | 263.7 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 79 | 293.4 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 133 | 493.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 3.7 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 59 | 219.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 33 | 122.6 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 89 | 330.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 170 | 631.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 136 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft and burglary | 390 |
| Drugs | 111 |
| Damage and public order | 173 |
| Other | 1,039 |
Questions about crime in Wetteren
- Is Wetteren safe?
- Wetteren: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Wetteren?
- Wetteren: Weighted crime: 15,219 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Wetteren?
- Recorded homicides in Wetteren (2025): 3.
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: De Meiroos 770 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Overbeke 1.1 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Massemen 1.1 km
- School: Groeipunt 1.6 km
- School: Campus Kompas 1.6 km
- Railway station: Wetteren 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: William Hendrickx 610 m
- A&E: AZ Maria Middelares campus Sint-Jozef 9.9 km
- Supermarket: De Loor 930 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
