The most dangerous neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
2.5Number 1 · safetyMarnixbuurt-Zuid, AmsterdamThe most dangerous neighbourhood in the Netherlands is Marnixbuurt-Zuid in Amsterdam (2.5), with 158 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. 24% of the top 25 sits in the Amsterdam area, but one also lies around Maastricht. Amsterdam alone accounts for 6 of them. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,120 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. That is 6.6 times the national median for recorded crimes.
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The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
Number 1
Marnixbuurt-Zuid
Amsterdam · 690 residents
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- 22.5safety
Dijkzigt
Rotterdam · 1,190 residents
218 crimes per 1,000 people present
hospital grounds - 32.5safety
Vondelparkbuurt-Oost
Amsterdam · 900 residents
108 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 42.5safety
Binnenstad-Noord
Groningen · 4,765 residents
181 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 52.5safety
Binnenstad-Zuid
Groningen · 7,085 residents
136 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 62.5safety
Leidsebuurt-Noordoost
Amsterdam · 1,120 residents
229 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 72.5safety
Stationsgebied
Dijk en Waard · 795 residents
131 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 82.5safety
Stationsbuurt
Roosendaal · 1,080 residents
158 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 92.5safety
Waterloopleinbuurt
Amsterdam · 880 residents
104 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 102.5safety
Centrum
Heerenveen · 3,255 residents
96 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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- 112.5safety
Centrum Oost
Houten · 1,420 residents
94 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 122.5safety
Zuiderpark
Rotterdam · 895 residents
180 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 132.5safety
Binnenstad Zuid
Almelo · 1,340 residents
96 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 142.5safety
Sluisdijk
Den Helder · 1,010 residents
74 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 152.5safety
Centrum
Helmond · 3,345 residents
112 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 162.5safety
Winkelcentrum
Venlo · 1,490 residents
171 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.5safety
Nieuwe Kerk e.o.
Amsterdam · 830 residents
290 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 182.5safety
Sittard-Centrum
Sittard-Geleen · 3,690 residents
99 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 192.5safety
Centrum
Den Helder · 1,450 residents
111 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 202.5safety
Markt
Middelburg (Z.) · 1,390 residents
132 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 212.5safety
Buitengebied-Oost
Bergen op Zoom · 695 residents
133 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 222.5safety
VGL-terrein
Tilburg · 555 residents
90 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 232.5safety
Haarlemmerbuurt-West
Amsterdam · 2,395 residents
70 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 242.5safety
Orthenpoort
's-Hertogenbosch · 660 residents
245 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 252.5safety
Oude Dijk
Tilburg · 840 residents
79 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 262.5safety
Binnenstad
Eindhoven · 4,000 residents
399 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 272.5safety
Zeeheldenbuurt
Leeuwarden · 820 residents
84 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.5safety
Vestinggronden-Noord
Bergen op Zoom · 1,505 residents
100 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 292.5safety
Nobelstraat en omgeving
Utrecht · 1,000 residents
111 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.5safety
Goes-Centrum
Goes · 2,400 residents
85 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.5safety
Parooldriehoek
Amsterdam · 635 residents
130 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.5safety
Scheepvaarthuisbuurt
Amsterdam · 760 residents
137 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.5safety
Oosterparkbuurt-Zuidoost
Amsterdam · 3,605 residents
98 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 342.5safety
Binnenstad-Java
Terneuzen · 3,180 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 352.5safety
Stationsplein
Arnhem · 795 residents
341 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 362.5safety
Heechterp
Leeuwarden · 1,740 residents
86 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 372.5safety
Trouwlaan
Tilburg · 1,945 residents
73 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 382.5safety
Ockenburgh
Den Haag · 1,380 residents
74 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 392.5safety
Agniesebuurt
Rotterdam · 4,070 residents
92 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 402.5safety
Hemelrijk
Amsterdam · 580 residents
161 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 412.5safety
Binnenstad Oost
Tilburg · 3,075 residents
175 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 422.5safety
Laarstraat en omgeving
Zutphen · 1,760 residents
88 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 432.5safety
Deurne Centrum
Deurne · 1,615 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 442.5safety
P.C. Hooftbuurt
Amsterdam · 800 residents
206 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 452.5safety
Sneek binnen de grachten
Súdwest-Fryslân · 1,290 residents
78 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 462.5safety
Spuistraat-Noord
Amsterdam · 845 residents
123 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 472.5safety
Hanzeland
Zwolle · 1,120 residents
170 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 482.5safety
Borgerbuurt
Amsterdam · 2,820 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 492.5safety
Hommelstraat
Arnhem · 1,425 residents
88 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 502.5safety
Rembrandtpark-Noord
Amsterdam · 1,010 residents
83 crimes per 1,000 people present
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the safety grade, which comes from crimes recorded by the police in 2025: violence, burglary, total crime, property crime and vandalism. Each figure is set against the number of people present — residents plus three times the number of business premises.
Why is Marnixbuurt-Zuid at the top?
Marnixbuurt-Zuid scores a 2.5 on this list, with 158 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in the Netherlands that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.