6Aalter
Aalter, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,258 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 | 1 | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 45 | 150.9 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 47 | 157.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 10 | 33.5 | 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 | 4 | 13.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 3.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 12 | 40.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 7 | 23.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 61 | 204.5 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 43 | 144.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 160.9 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 60 | 201.1 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 3.4 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 100 | 335.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 60 | 201.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 15 | 50.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 3.4 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 5 | 16.8 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 106 | 355.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 32 | 107.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 166 | 556.5 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 90 | 301.7 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 92 | 308.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 45 | 150.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 49 | 164.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 160 | 536.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 19 | 63.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 21 | 70.4 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 56 | 187.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 138 | 462.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 108 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft and burglary | 320 |
| Drugs | 81 |
| Damage and public order | 138 |
| Other | 836 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Emmaüsbasisschool 1.2 km
- School: De Beuk 1.4 km
- School: Emmaüsinstituut 1.5 km
- Bus stop: Aalter Carpool parking E40 310 m
- Railway station: Aalter 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Medisch Centrum Aalter 840 m
- A&E: Maria Middelares Deinze 11.3 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 340 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 400 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
