7Herent
Herent, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 9,358 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 | 2 | 8.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 1 | 4.3 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 28 | 121.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 29 | 125.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 5 | 21.7 | 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 | 8.7 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 5 | 21.7 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 5 | 21.7 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 52 | 225.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 26 | 112.6 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 17.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 99 | 428.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.3 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 75 | 324.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 35 | 151.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 2 | 8.7 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 3 | 13 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 103 | 446.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 10 | 43.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 80 | 346.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 21 | 91 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 27 | 117 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 38 | 164.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 21 | 91 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 130 | 563.2 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 10 | 43.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 14 | 60.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 45 | 195 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 67 | 290.3 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 65 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft and burglary | 262 |
| Drugs | 40 |
| Damage and public order | 113 |
| Other | 453 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Veld-Veltem 1.3 km
- School: Pastoor De Clerckschool 1.3 km
- School: Toverveld 1.5 km
- School: De Kraal Winksele 1.6 km
- Railway station: Veltem 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: MediVelt 1.3 km
- A&E: UZ Leuven campus Gasthuisberg 4.0 km
- Supermarket: Proxy Delhaize 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
