The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
2.5Number 1 · safetyZeeheldenbuurtThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Leeuwarden is Zeeheldenbuurt (2.5), with 84 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Leeuwarden: 19 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,275 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. That is 3.5 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 97 neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden with a safety grade, 50 stay below a 5.0.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Number 1
Zeeheldenbuurt
820 residents
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- 22.5safety
Heechterp
1,740 residents
86 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 32.5safety
Huizum-Badweg
230 residents
107 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 42.6safety
Oldehove
570 residents
72 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 52.6safety
Valeriuskwartier
1,405 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 62.6safety
Helicon
755 residents
70 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 72.6safety
Zaailand
530 residents
161 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 82.6safety
Hollanderwijk
1,820 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 92.6safety
Rengerspark
1,220 residents
100 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 102.6safety
Welgelegen
1,645 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 112.7safety
Schieringen
1,905 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 122.7safety
De Waag
1,315 residents
126 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 132.7safety
Indische buurt
1,235 residents
55 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 142.7safety
Jan van Scorelbuurt
1,800 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 152.7safety
Tulpenburg
590 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 162.7safety
Hoek
1,380 residents
63 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.8safety
Grote Kerkbuurt
1,320 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 182.8safety
Zamenhofpark
1,580 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 192.8safety
Schepenbuurt
945 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 202.8safety
Huizum-Bornia
1,275 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 212.9safety
De Groene Ster
165 residents
83 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.0safety
Vrijheidswijk-Oost
1,510 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.0safety
Harlingervaart Noord
755 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.1safety
Vierhuisterweg e.o.
240 residents
52 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.2safety
Nijlân
3,875 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.2safety
Bilgaard
6,355 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.3safety
Achter de Hoven
2,385 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.3safety
Wielenpôlle
730 residents
157 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.3safety
Nieuwestad
445 residents
127 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.4safety
Cambuur
580 residents
104 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.4safety
Huizum-Sixma
230 residents
139 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 323.5safety
Bonifatius
1,460 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.5safety
Buitengebied Jelsum
135 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.5safety
Stationskwartier
785 residents
140 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.6safety
Blokhuisplein
635 residents
61 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.6safety
Buitengebied Warten
100 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.6safety
Molenpad
1,310 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.7safety
Vrijheidswijk-West
2,135 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.7safety
Cambuursterpad
1,960 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.8safety
Oldegalileën
1,945 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.0safety
Julianapark
1,545 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.3safety
Rapenburg
1,060 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.3safety
Koarnjum
355 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 444.4safety
Sonnenborgh
1,740 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 454.5safety
Jellum
145 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 464.5safety
Havenstêd
130 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.6safety
Buitengebied Wirdum
100 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 484.7safety
Aldlân-West
1,940 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.8safety
Alde Leie
235 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 504.9safety
Feinsum
115 residents
29 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 Zeeheldenbuurt at the top?
Zeeheldenbuurt scores a 2.5 on this list, with 84 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leeuwarden 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.