Where to stay in Brussels

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · BISA / Federale Politie Methodology →

For a short stay in Brussels: Bruxelles, Ixelles and Auderghem. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

Calm — no particular concern

Caution — some risk factors reported, no particular time-of-day pattern in the data

Not recommended for a tourist — known, recurring issues

Sights on this map

All neighbourhoods

For a first visit Bruxelles

Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight

10 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit. 10 of the city's main sights are inside it. The city's published rate is counted per registered resident, so a district that hosts many more people than it houses reads higher. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Bruxelles →

For going out Ixelles

Averageday Averagenight

This is where the city's evening venues are concentrated. Find a place in Ixelles →

Best rated overall Auderghem

Relatively saferday Relatively safernight

Nowhere in the city is rated better, by day or after dark. Find a place in Auderghem →

Compare all 19 neighbourhoods

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

Area	Day	Night	Sights	Book
Bruxelles	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised	15	Book →
Saint-Gilles	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised		Book →
Ixelles	Average	Average	1	Book →
Anderlecht	Average	Average		Book →
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Average	Average		Book →
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Average	Average		Book →
Schaerbeek	Average	Average		Book →
Auderghem	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Etterbeek	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Evere	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Forest	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Ganshoren	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Jette	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Koekelberg	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Uccle	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Watermael-Boitsfort	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →