3Beringen
Beringen, 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: 13,043 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 4 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 111 | 227.7 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 110 | 225.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 10 | 20.5 | 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 | 4.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 2 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 21 | 43.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 7 | 14.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 49 | 100.5 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 30.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 61 | 125.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 90 | 184.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 4 | 8.2 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 115 | 235.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 316 | 648.1 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 24 | 49.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 15 | 30.8 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 13 | 26.7 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 207 | 424.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 50 | 102.6 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 278 | 570.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 122 | 250.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 95 | 194.9 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 107 | 219.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 109 | 223.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 376 | 771.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 3 | 6.2 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 48 | 98.5 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 82 | 168.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 91 | 186.6 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 321 | 658.4 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 236 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft and burglary | 341 |
| Drugs | 368 |
| Damage and public order | 257 |
| Other | 1,632 |
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: VIBO Sint-Barbara vzw 230 m
- School: Spectrumcollege Campus Beringen 590 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool De Beerring 860 m
- School: Campus Beringen Middenschool 890 m
- School: Campus Beringen - Duaal leren 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Koersel Posthoorn 280 m
- Bus stop 290 m
- Bus stop: Koersel Posthoorn 310 m
- Railway station: Beringen 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Medisch Centrum Beringen 330 m
- A&E: Sint-Franciscus ziekenhuis 6.8 km
- Supermarket: Jumbo Beringen 620 m
- Supermarket: Spar 660 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
