2Aarschot
Aarschot, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 16,288 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 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 105 | 333.2 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 119 | 377.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 22.2 | 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 | 3 | 9.5 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 22.2 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 18 | 57.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 9.5 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 81 | 257 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 38 | 120.6 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 61 | 193.6 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 60 | 190.4 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 6 | 19 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 201 | 637.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 126 | 399.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 19 | 60.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 31 | 98.4 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 9 | 28.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 215 | 682.2 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 84 | 266.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 131 | 415.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 82 | 260.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 42 | 133.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 63 | 199.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 38 | 120.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 207 | 656.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 20 | 63.5 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 33 | 104.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 120 | 380.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 178 | 564.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 235 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft and burglary | 450 |
| Drugs | 185 |
| Damage and public order | 299 |
| Other | 914 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: St. Pieterschool 570 m
- School: VBS De Springplank 1.2 km
- School: CVO Hageland 1.4 km
- School: SJCA eerste graad BEKAF 1.5 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Sint-Jozefscollege Aarschot - Bekaf 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Langdorp Vuurmolenstraat 230 m
- Bus stop: Langdorp Vuurmolenstraat 240 m
- Bus stop: Langdorp Vuurmolenstraat 370 m
- Railway station: Langdorp 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Geert Massant 440 m
- A&E: Regionaal ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Leuven 17.7 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
