3Bocholt
Bocholt, 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: 13,636 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 | 14.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 27 | 194.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 28 | 201.8 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 1 | 7.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 4 | 28.8 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 64.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 43.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 14 | 100.9 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 26 | 187.4 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 282 | 2,032.4 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 12 | 86.5 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 1 | 7.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 43.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 44 | 317.1 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 9 | 64.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 91 | 655.9 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 31 | 223.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 15 | 108.1 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 23 | 165.8 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 16 | 115.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 56 | 403.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 7 | 50.5 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 8 | 57.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 18 | 129.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 47 | 338.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 49 | 353.2 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 55 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft and burglary | 59 |
| Drugs | 301 |
| Damage and public order | 53 |
| Other | 361 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: De Driehoek 930 m
- School: Biotechnicum Bocholt 960 m
- School: GO! Basisschool De Brug 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Bocholt Kapel 400 m
- Doctor or clinic: het Huisartsenhuys 1.3 km
- A&E: Sint Jans Gasthuis 13.5 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 930 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 930 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
