6Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek, 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: 10,663 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 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 25 | 126.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 53 | 267.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 15.2 | 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 | 1 | 5.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 10 | 50.5 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 15.2 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 22 | 111.2 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 111.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 40.4 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 38 | 192 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 5.1 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 77 | 389.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 47 | 237.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 5 | 25.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 10.1 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 5.1 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 68 | 343.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 28 | 141.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 92 | 464.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 39 | 197.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 27 | 136.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 35 | 176.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 85 | 429.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 153 | 773.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 5.1 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 11 | 55.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 23 | 116.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 33 | 166.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 163 | 823.7 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 82 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft and burglary | 171 |
| Drugs | 55 |
| Damage and public order | 96 |
| Other | 662 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool / Academie voor Muziek en Woord 1.1 km
- School: Methodeschool de Loep 1.4 km
- School: Vrije Lagere School Paleis 1.5 km
- School: Provinciale School Diepenbeek 1.7 km
- Railway station: Diepenbeek 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Griet Laureyns 1.0 km
- A&E: Jessa Ziekenhuis, campus Virga Jesse 5.1 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
