1Zelzate
Zelzate, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 24,442 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 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 80 | 586 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 68 | 498.1 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 51.3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 7.3 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 7 | 51.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 22 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 36 | 263.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 27 | 197.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 307.6 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 31 | 227.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 7.3 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 70 | 512.7 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 93 | 681.2 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 18 | 131.8 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 5 | 36.6 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 14 | 102.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 81 | 593.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 21 | 153.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 101 | 739.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 70 | 512.7 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 19 | 139.2 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 47 | 344.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 110 | 805.7 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 83 | 607.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 18 | 131.8 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 20 | 146.5 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 92 | 673.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 71 | 520 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 156 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft and burglary | 210 |
| Drugs | 130 |
| Damage and public order | 102 |
| Other | 631 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Laurens Zelzate-Centrum 580 m
- School: Secundair Onderwijs Zelzate Wachtebeke Sint-Laurens Campus Zelzate 600 m
- School: Campus Erasmus 640 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Laurens Zelzate-Centrum 670 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Laurens Zelzate-West 690 m
- Bus stop: Zelzate Busstation 260 m
- Bus stop: Zelzate Busstation 260 m
- Bus stop: Zelzate Busstation 260 m
- Doctor or clinic 1.0 km
- A&E: De Honte 12.6 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 220 m
- Supermarket: Jumbo 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
