5Maldegem
Maldegem, 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: 11,606 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 | 1 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 1 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 42 | 168.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 57 | 229.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 9 | 36.2 | 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 | 10 | 40.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 4 | 16.1 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 7 | 28.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 20.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 31 | 124.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 19 | 76.4 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 180.8 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 30 | 120.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 85 | 341.6 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 55 | 221 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 12 | 48.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 6 | 24.1 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 8 | 32.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 115 | 462.2 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 45 | 180.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 125 | 502.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 73 | 293.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 15 | 60.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 52 | 209 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 24 | 96.5 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 121 | 486.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 14 | 56.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 17 | 68.3 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 87 | 349.6 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 137 | 550.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 118 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft and burglary | 216 |
| Drugs | 81 |
| Damage and public order | 160 |
| Other | 666 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Maricolen Maldegem 660 m
- School: De Ark 2 900 m
- School: De Rakkertjes 950 m
- School: GO! Middenschool En Atheneum Maldegem 1.1 km
- School: Basisschool De Driesprong 1.2 km
- Bus stop: Maldegem Reesinghelaan 80 m
- Bus stop: Maldegem Reesinghelaan 110 m
- Bus stop: Maldegem Bogaardestraat 260 m
- Railway station: Maldegem 820 m
- Doctor or clinic: Polikliniek AZ Alma 4.0 km
- A&E: AZ Alma campus Ringlaan 7.2 km
- Supermarket: Spar 680 m
- Supermarket: Bel-Pol 960 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
