The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland
The most dangerous neighbourhood in Het Hogeland is Westernieland (3.0), with 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Het Hogeland: 10 in the west, 7 in the centre and 4 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 21 of the 25 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 60 neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland with a safety grade, 12 stay below a 5.0. Het Hogeland as a whole comes out at a 7.5, 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 Het Hogeland
- 13.0
Westernieland
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
220 residents
- 23.2
Wehe - Den Hoorn
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
700 residents
- 33.2
Lauwersmeer
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
135 residents
high footfall - 43.5
Oudeschip
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 53.9
Buitengebied Usquert
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
115 residents
- 64.2
Buitengebied Warffum
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
185 residents
- 74.3
Zuidwolde
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
870 residents
- 84.8
Buitengebied Leens
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
335 residents
- 94.9
Warfhuizen
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
195 residents
- 104.9
Warffum
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,070 residents
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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- 114.9
Uithuizen Zuid - West
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
910 residents
- 124.9
Mensingeweer
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 135.5
Onderdendam
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
485 residents
- 145.6
Kantens
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
555 residents
- 155.8
Uithuizen Centrum
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,805 residents
- 165.8
Vierhuizen
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 175.9
Noordwolde
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 186.0
Ulrum
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,310 residents
- 196.1
Buitengebied Sauwerd
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
280 residents
- 206.2
Hornhuizen
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
110 residents
- 216.2
Kloosterburen
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
580 residents
- 226.2
Houwerzijl
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
160 residents
- 236.3
Rasquert
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
170 residents
- 246.3
Molenrij
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
125 residents
- 256.4
Uithuizermeeden Noord
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,080 residents
- 266.6
Buitengebied Oude Land
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 276.9
Bedum West
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
995 residents
- 287.0
Buitengebied Bedum
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
435 residents
- 297.0
Uithuizen Noord
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,150 residents
- 307.0
Winsum Zuid - Oost
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
970 residents
- 317.2
Buitengebied Kantens
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
515 residents
- 327.2
Zoutkamp
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,215 residents
- 337.2
Leens
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,690 residents
- 347.3
Buitengebied Baflo
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
280 residents
- 357.3
Winsum Zuid - West
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,335 residents
- 367.5
Adorp
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
600 residents
- 377.8
Uithuizen Zuid - Oost
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,155 residents
- 387.8
Buitengebied Kloosterburen
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
280 residents
- 397.8
Buitengebied Ulrum
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 407.9
Zandeweer
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
495 residents
- 417.9
Buitengebied Uithuizen
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
445 residents
- 428.1
Kruisweg
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
360 residents
- 438.1
Buitengebied Winsum
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
285 residents
- 448.2
Buitengebied Uithuizermeeden
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
765 residents
- 458.2
Eenrum
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,400 residents
- 468.2
Winsum Noord - West
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,790 residents
- 478.2
Pieterburen
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
285 residents
- 488.3
Buitengebied Noord- en Zuidwolde
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
290 residents
- 498.4
Baflo
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,805 residents
- 508.4
Bedum Zuid - Oost
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,990 residents
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 Westernieland at the top?
Westernieland scores a 3.0 on this list, with 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Het Hogeland 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.