3Diest
Diest, 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: 13,416 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 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 59 | 234.7 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 73 | 290.4 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 11.9 | 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 | 8 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 5 | 19.9 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 18 | 71.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 3 | 11.9 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 53 | 210.8 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 35.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 28 | 111.4 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 44 | 175 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 5 | 19.9 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 117 | 465.4 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 120 | 477.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 23 | 91.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 3 | 11.9 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 23.9 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 121 | 481.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 56 | 222.7 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 95 | 377.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 76 | 302.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 46 | 183 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 47 | 186.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 24 | 95.5 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 145 | 576.7 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 5 | 19.9 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 25 | 99.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 37 | 147.2 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 71 | 282.4 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 139 | 552.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 138 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft and burglary | 259 |
| Drugs | 152 |
| Damage and public order | 177 |
| Other | 710 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool Spoor17 550 m
- School: Klaver3 Vrije Basisschool (Schaffen) 730 m
- School: Klaver 3 Vrije Basisschool (Heze) 1.4 km
- School: Hagelandse Academie voor Muziek & Woord 1.8 km
- School: KSD Warandeschool 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Schaffen Vliegplein 270 m
- Bus stop: Schaffen Vliegplein 320 m
- Railway station: Diest 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisarts Sofie Vanroy 750 m
- A&E: Sint-Franciscus ziekenhuis 17.8 km
- Supermarket: Dagwinkel Kirpa 750 m
- Supermarket: Spar 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
