4Avelgem
Avelgem, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,258 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 | 2 | 19.1 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 15 | 143.5 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 33 | 315.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 9.6 | 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 | 38.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 28.7 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 3 | 28.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 9.6 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 11 | 105.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 9.6 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 124.4 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 7 | 67 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 30 | 287.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 48 | 459.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 8 | 76.6 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 19.1 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 29 | 277.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 7 | 67 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 41 | 392.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 18 | 172.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 3 | 28.7 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 16 | 153.1 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 5 | 47.8 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 76 | 727.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 3 | 28.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 10 | 95.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 16 | 153.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 37 | 354.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 53 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 63 |
| Drugs | 58 |
| Damage and public order | 36 |
| Other | 225 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Sint-Jan Berchmansmiddenschool 120 m
- School: GO! atheneum Avelgem 430 m
- School: Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege 520 m
- School: Basisschool De Toekomst 690 m
- School: Schoolke Rugge 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Avelgem Scholen 330 m
- Bus stop: Avelgem Station 360 m
- Bus stop: Avelgem Station 370 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dokterhuis 320 m
- A&E: AZ Glorieux 11.4 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 270 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 650 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
