8Bierbeek
Bierbeek, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 8,452 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 | 10 | 92.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 23 | 213.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 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 | 9.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 5 | 46.4 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 46.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 37.1 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 111.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 17 | 157.7 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 51 | 473.2 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 9.3 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 22 | 204.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 9 | 83.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 0 | 0 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 9.3 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 39 | 361.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 7 | 64.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 47 | 436.1 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 22 | 204.1 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 10 | 92.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 32 | 296.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 18 | 167 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 35 | 324.7 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 1 | 9.3 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 2 | 18.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 13 | 120.6 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 21 | 194.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 40 | 371.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 34 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft and burglary | 112 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Damage and public order | 46 |
| Other | 241 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije School Bierbeek 660 m
- Bus stop: Bierbeek Weg op Neervelp 370 m
- Bus stop: Bierbeek Weg op Neervelp 380 m
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsen de Appel 2.5 km
- A&E: Regionaal ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Leuven 6.7 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 2.9 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
