8Zwalm
Zwalm, 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: 9,056 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 | 12 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 17 | 203.6 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 15 | 179.7 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 1 | 12 | 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 | 12 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 2 | 24 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 1 | 12 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 59.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 83.9 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 12 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 12 | 143.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 25 | 299.5 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 1 | 12 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 0 | 0 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 21 | 251.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 3 | 35.9 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 38 | 455.2 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 17 | 203.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 1 | 12 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 4 | 47.9 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 9 | 107.8 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 42 | 503.1 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 5 | 59.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 12 | 143.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 19 | 227.6 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 25 | 299.5 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 34 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft and burglary | 51 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Damage and public order | 24 |
| Other | 172 |
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Zwalm 770 m
- School: GO! De zonnewijzer 860 m
- School: Het Groene Lilare 1.9 km
- Railway station: Munkzwalm 760 m
- Doctor or clinic: Medibrug 5.8 km
- A&E: AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem 6.6 km
- Supermarket 970 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
