Safetlas

How safe is Belgium?

Officially recorded crime for every municipality - 564 in total - with rates per 1,000 residents, on an interactive map you can zoom from the whole country down to street level.

Data period: calendar year 2025. Sources: Belgian Federal Police crime statistics · GISCO boundaries and population.

Safest areas in Belgium

1. Horebeke - 2.0 crimes / 1,000 residents
2. Meix-devant-Virton - 2.8 crimes / 1,000 residents
3. Amel - 2.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
4. Sint-Laureins - 3.4 crimes / 1,000 residents
5. Kortenaken - 3.6 crimes / 1,000 residents

Highest recorded crime

1. Sint-Gillis - 85.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
2. Brussel - 81.8 crimes / 1,000 residents
3. Liège - 63.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
4. Elsene - 53.2 crimes / 1,000 residents
5. Sint-Joost-ten-Node - 48.4 crimes / 1,000 residents

Read the numbers honestly. Rates are per 1,000 residents, so city centres and tourist areas look worse than they feel - many visitors, few residents. Recorded crime is not the same as how safe a place feels, and recording practices differ between countries, so compare within Belgium only.

Open the interactive map of Belgium →

All 565+ municipalities, covering 15 tourist-relevant offence types from pickpocketing to burglary.