5Berlaar
Berlaar, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,127 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 | 16.5 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 13 | 107.3 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 36 | 297.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 6 | 49.5 | 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 | 2 | 16.5 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 8.3 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 12 | 99.1 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 99.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 14 | 115.6 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 26 | 214.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 31 | 255.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 29 | 239.4 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 5 | 41.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 37 | 305.4 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 3 | 24.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 65 | 536.5 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 21 | 173.3 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 19 | 156.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 10 | 82.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 16 | 132.1 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 27 | 222.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 3 | 24.8 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 8 | 66 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 7 | 57.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 40 | 330.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 66 | 544.8 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 55 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft and burglary | 96 |
| Drugs | 34 |
| Damage and public order | 40 |
| Other | 282 |
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: De Balderschool BSBO 630 m
- School: Basisschool De Lotusbloem 750 m
- School: H.h.v Maria 950 m
- School: Heilig Hart van Maria Berlaar 1.0 km
- School: HHVM de cirkel 1.2 km
- Railway station: Berlaar 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic 890 m
- A&E: Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis 6.7 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 760 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 800 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
