The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Heerde
The most dangerous neighbourhood in Heerde is Verspreide huizen bosgebied (4.2), with 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Heerde: 5 in the south, 4 in the north and 2 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 8 of the 13 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. Of the 13 neighbourhoods in Heerde with a safety grade, 1 stays below a 5.0. Heerde as a whole comes out at a 8.6, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Heerde
- 14.2
Verspreide huizen bosgebied
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 26.2
Verspreide huizen Vorchten
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 36.6
Hoorn
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
225 residents
- 46.9
Verspreide huizen Lage Land
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
200 residents
- 57.7
Verspreide huizen Lage Land
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
310 residents
- 67.7
Verspreide huizen Veessen
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
215 residents
- 78.1
Verspreide huizen Heerde-Zuid
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,070 residents
- 88.3
Veessen
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
460 residents
- 98.4
Heerde
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
9,125 residents
- 108.7
Verspreide huizen Heerde-Noord en Hoorn
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,270 residents
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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 Verspreide huizen bosgebied at the top?
Verspreide huizen bosgebied scores a 4.2 on this list, with 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Heerde 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.