2Maasmechelen
Maasmechelen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 16,611 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 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 113 | 279.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 146 | 360.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 4 | 9.9 | 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 | 9 | 22.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 1 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 13 | 32.1 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 15 | 37 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 38 | 93.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 28 | 69.2 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 109 | 269.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 73 | 180.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 10 | 24.7 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 242 | 597.7 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 197 | 486.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 69.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 11 | 27.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 11 | 27.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 240 | 592.8 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 65 | 160.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 352 | 869.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 109 | 269.2 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 149 | 368 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 132 | 326 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 122 | 301.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 219 | 540.9 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 7 | 17.3 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 45 | 111.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 78 | 192.7 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 138 | 340.9 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 313 | 773.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 272 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft and burglary | 515 |
| Drugs | 247 |
| Damage and public order | 305 |
| Other | 1,664 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Mozaiek 1.5 km
- School: Campus de Helix 1.6 km
- School: GO! Basisschool Kameleon 2.0 km
- School: GO! Nikola Tesla middenschool 2.0 km
- School: GO! Maxwell 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Groepspraktijk De Dam 1.3 km
- A&E: Zuyderland 8.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.6 km
- Supermarket: AD Delhaize 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
