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Municipality · NIS 21015 · closed 24/04/2026

Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek

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13 110provisional

-10,2 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (14 597)

2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more

101,02 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 129 775 on 1/1/2025)

Source: Bruxelles_Capitale_Schaerbeek_fr.pdf · 146 pages

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Local executive

Next elections: municipal elections: 13/10/2030 · regional, federal and European elections: 2029.

Profile

Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line.

Population on 1 January 2026
129 278

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
37,9 %49 050 out of 129 278
2010 : 31,0 % · 2026 : 37,9 %The vertical axis does not start at 0.
Annual series
1 JanuaryForeign nationalsShare
201037 64131,0 %
201141 66533,2 %
201243 38434,0 %
201345 63934,9 %
201445 72334,7 %
201545 97635,1 %
201647 66535,9 %
201748 21036,2 %
201848 28036,3 %
201948 67836,5 %
202048 89936,8 %
202148 47236,9 %
202248 91037,4 %
202350 00438,2 %
202450 18238,5 %
202549 94238,5 %
202649 05037,9 %

Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026

Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
  • Neighbouring countries*5,4 %(7 037)
  • EU27 excluding neighbouring countries16,6 %(21 464)
  • Non-EU2715,9 %(20 549)

* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).

Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population

Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
  • Belgians of Belgian origin17,5 %(22 611)
  • Belgians of foreign origin44,6 %(57 617)
  • Non-Belgians37,9 %(49 050)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Age
  • 0-17 years22,6 %(29 198)
  • 18-64 years66,7 %(86 168)
  • 65 and over10,8 %(13 912)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Area and density

7,9 km² · 16 425 inhab./km²

Statbel, 1/1/2025

Median income per tax return

23 553 €total net taxable income, 67 430 returns

Statbel, income 2023

Definitions
  • « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
  • Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
  • Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
  • Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
  • These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.

Elections

  • Valid votes: 48,426
  • Registered: 65,352 · turnout 78.5 %
  • Blank votes: 2,893 (5.6 % of ballots; electronic voting, no void ballots)
ListVotes%Seats
PS : Parti Socialiste9,28519.2 %10
MR & LES ENGAGÉS 10308,83018.2 %10
ECOLO GROEN8,52517.6 %9
PTB-PVDA6,40613.2 %6
Liste Bourgmestre6,10912.6 %6
Team Fouad Ahidar+10304,1168.5 %4
1030 ENSEMBLE2,5995.4 %2
Vooruit+1,0922.3 %0
N-VA1,0072.1 %0
Collectif Citoyen4570.9 %0

Source: Brussels-Capital Region, elections2024.brussels, official results (local elections of 13/10/2024). Local lists, under the filed name, not linked to any party. National view

Perceived safety (Security Monitor survey)

Survey data, not recorded offences

Answers from a sample of residents aged 15 and over (Federal Police, Security Monitor). They measure perception and self-reported victimisation, with a margin of error, and are not comparable with the BIPOL figures on this page. No score or ranking. Only zones and municipalities registered for the survey have local results. Methodology

Often or always feels unsafe

« Always » and « often » answers added together, as published.

  • 2018 (read in the report 2024)10,0 %90 % CI : 7,4 à 12,6 % · n = 367 · p. 43

    Same edition: Brussels Region 11,0 % (p. 65) · Belgium 5,8 % (p. 73)

  • 202114,5 %90 % CI : 11,3 à 17,8 % · n = 315 · p. 30

    Same edition: Brussels Region 16,3 % (p. 46) · Belgium 9,1 % (p. 72)

  • 202422,7 %90 % CI : 20,3 à 25,0 % · n = 829 · p. 42

    Same edition: Brussels Region 19,2 % (p. 64) · Belgium 10 % (p. 30, rounded value from the federal analysis)

Often or always avoids certain places in their municipality

« Always » and « often » answers added together, as published.

  • 2018 (read in the report 2024)23,6 %90 % CI : 19,9 à 27,2 % · n = 360 · p. 45

    Same edition: Brussels Region 19,9 % (p. 68) · Belgium 10,4 % (p. 76)

  • 202127,2 %90 % CI : 23,1 à 31,2 % · n = 328 · p. 32

    Same edition: Brussels Region 23,2 % (p. 48) · Belgium 13,4 % (p. 75)

  • 202434,6 %90 % CI : 31,9 à 37,3 % · n = 824 · p. 44

    Same edition: Brussels Region 25,7 % (p. 67) · Belgium not available

Most cited neighbourhood problems

Share of respondents who consider the situation « definitely » or « rather » (2024) / « somewhat » (2021) a problem. The response scale changed in 2024: the two editions are shown separately, without comparison.

2021

  1. 1. Aggressive driving70,4 % (p. 5)
  2. 2. Fly-tipping and litter in the street68,2 % (p. 6)
  3. 3. Inappropriate speed67,8 % (p. 5)

2024

  1. 1. Fly-tipping and litter in the street69,3 % (p. 5)
  2. 2. Aggressive driving65,3 % (p. 4)
  3. 3. Inappropriate speed65,1 % (p. 4)

Self-reported victimisation (last 12 months) and reporting to the police

Victims: share of respondents. Reporting: share of victims who say they reported it (police report); n = number of victims who answered.

Home burglary

2021
Victims: 5,5 %90 % CI : 3,4 à 7,6 % · n = 328 · p. 36

Same edition: Brussels Region 5,7 % (p. 54) · Belgium 2,9 % (p. 83)

Reported: 61,1 %90 % CI : 41,0 à 81,1 % · n = 16 · p. 52Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.
2024
Victims: 5,6 %90 % CI : 4,2 à 6,9 % · n = 799 · p. 54

Same edition: Brussels Region 6,1 % (p. 78) · Belgium not available

Reported: 45,9 %90 % CI : 33,1 à 58,7 % · n = 41 · p. 79

Theft of bicycle or scooter

2021
Victims: 11,3 %90 % CI : 8,4 à 14,1 % · n = 322 · p. 36

Same edition: Brussels Region 12,3 % (p. 54) · Belgium 5,9 % (p. 83)

Reported: 20,3 %90 % CI : 8,6 à 31,9 % · n = 32 · p. 52
2024
Victims: 14,2 %90 % CI : 12,2 à 16,3 % · n = 791 · p. 54

Same edition: Brussels Region 11,1 % (p. 78) · Belgium 5,6 % (p. 38, rounded value from the federal analysis)

Reported: 29,9 %90 % CI : 22,7 à 37,2 % · n = 108 · p. 79

Theft with violence

2021
Victims: 2,9 %90 % CI : 1,3 à 4,4 % · n = 319 · p. 36

Same edition: Brussels Region 4,1 % (p. 54) · Belgium 1,3 % (p. 83)

Reported: 20,9 %90 % CI : 0,0 à 46,2 % · n = 7 · p. 52Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.
2024
Victims: 4,6 %90 % CI : 3,4 à 5,8 % · n = 793 · p. 54

Same edition: Brussels Region 4,5 % (p. 78) · Belgium not available

Reported: 33,5 %90 % CI : 19,8 à 47,2 % · n = 32 · p. 79

Sources

Federal Police, DGR/DRI/BIPOL. Weighted percentages copied from the tables (page shown). 90 % CI computed by the site following the 2024 methodological note (§3.8). Response rate not published per zone or municipality (Belgium: 34.9 % in 2024). 2018 values: only when the report publishes the « by year » table.

Main categories

Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).

Category2025prov.Change 2025/20242000
13 110-10,2 %14 416
4 363-18,1 %7 264
1 179-3,2 %813
1 066+9,3 %531
927-19,5 %403
797-14,7 %1 869
744-10,8 %61
673-2,7 %-
606-15,1 %1 006
566+1,4 %486
469+10,6 %101
421+65,7 %39
219+1,4 %427
218-44,8 %1
192-13,5 %147
170-20,6 %238
120+21,2 %226
104-43,5 %64
65+4,8 %11
54+28,6 %19
52-21,2 %50
49-23,4 %124
45-65,1 %143
41-2,4 %22
360,0 %63
35-30,0 %29
29+123,1 %15
25+25,0 %46
14+133,3 %8
13-7,1 %4
11+57,1 %44
100,0 %85
7-12,5 %-
30,0 %-
2-12
2-60,0 %-
1-50,0 %-
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).

2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.

Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.

Documented perimeters

24 documented perimeters for this municipality (separate regional instruments; no federal list).

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