3Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 13,762 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 | 2 | 5.4 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 57 | 155.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 71 | 193.3 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 8 | 21.8 | 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 | 6 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 10 | 27.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 19 | 51.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 16 | 43.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 29 | 79 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 151 | 411.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 97 | 264.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 110 | 299.5 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 12 | 32.7 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 175 | 476.4 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 128 | 348.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 13 | 35.4 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 18 | 49 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 162 | 441 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 37 | 100.7 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 267 | 726.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 100 | 272.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 71 | 193.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 87 | 236.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 155 | 422 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 186 | 506.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 2.7 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 114 | 310.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 29 | 79 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 84 | 228.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 112 | 304.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 142 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Theft and burglary | 590 |
| Drugs | 159 |
| Damage and public order | 199 |
| Other | 1,206 |
Questions about crime in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
- Is Sint-Pieters-Leeuw safe?
- Sint-Pieters-Leeuw: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw?
- Sint-Pieters-Leeuw: Weighted crime: 13,762 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw?
- Recorded homicides in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (2025): 5.
Living
2/10 Living 2 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije basisschool Don Bosco 1.5 km
- School: Vrije basisschool Don Bosco 1.6 km
- School: Vrije basisschool Don Bosco 1.6 km
- School: Gemeentelijke basisschool Den Top 1.6 km
- School: Ave-Mariabasisschool 1.9 km
- Railway station: Lot 3.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: D. Baesberg 2.7 km
- A&E: Institut Jules Bordet - Jules Bordet Instituut 2.7 km
- Supermarket: Proxy Delhaize 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Jumbo 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
