6Balen
Balen, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,245 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 | 3 | 12.6 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 49 | 206.1 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 39 | 164 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 7 | 29.4 | 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 | 4.2 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 7 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 2 | 8.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 47 | 197.7 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 13 | 54.7 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 25.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 33 | 138.8 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 4.2 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 102 | 429 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 28 | 117.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 11 | 46.3 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 7 | 29.4 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 79 | 332.3 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 11 | 46.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 163 | 685.5 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 27 | 113.6 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 41 | 172.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 25 | 105.1 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 21 | 88.3 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 45 | 189.3 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 4 | 16.8 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 9 | 37.9 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 19 | 79.9 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 77 | 323.8 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 89 | 374.3 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 97 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft and burglary | 204 |
| Drugs | 46 |
| Damage and public order | 90 |
| Other | 520 |
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Tijdelijke Basisschool De Puzzel - 't Graantje 990 m
- School: Vrije Basisschool Centrum 1.3 km
- School: Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Puzzel 1.4 km
- School: STEAM-basisschool curieuzeneuzen 1.5 km
- School: Freinetschool De Klimboom 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Balen Hoolsterberg 60 m
- Bus stop: Balen Hoolsterberg 100 m
- Railway station: Balen 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Netevallei 2.0 km
- A&E: Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Mol 4.9 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
