2Zele
Zele, 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: 15,998 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 | 4 | 18.6 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 59 | 274.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 80 | 371.7 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 32.5 | 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 | 9.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 12 | 55.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 7 | 32.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 37 | 171.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 47 | 218.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 19 | 88.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 28 | 130.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.6 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 80 | 371.7 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 63 | 292.7 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 16 | 74.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 5 | 23.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 8 | 37.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 125 | 580.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 34 | 158 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 77 | 357.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 94 | 436.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 44 | 204.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 64 | 297.4 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 31 | 144 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 98 | 455.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4.6 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 13 | 60.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 31 | 144 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 112 | 520.4 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 111 | 515.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 149 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft and burglary | 219 |
| Drugs | 92 |
| Damage and public order | 159 |
| Other | 676 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Pius X Basisschool 230 m
- School: OLVI-Pius X 230 m
- School: OLVI-Pius X 450 m
- School: De Sprong 570 m
- School: Bunderbos 720 m
- Bus stop: Zele Veldekensstraat 260 m
- Bus stop: Zele Kerk 350 m
- Railway station: Zele 860 m
- Doctor or clinic: Kapelhof 930 m
- A&E: Vitaz Campus Lokeren 4.8 km
- Supermarket: Vatan Supermarket 460 m
- Supermarket: AD Delhaize 700 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
