The most dangerous and worst-scoring neighbourhoods of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
The most dangerous neighbourhood in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten is Verspreide huizen Nederwetten (6.0), with 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten: 3 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 9 has 1,445 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. 9 neighbourhoods are ranked below. Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten as a whole comes out at a 7.9, 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.
- 16.0
Verspreide huizen Nederwetten
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
150 residents
- 26.8
Nuenen-Noord
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
5,770 residents
- 37.3
Nuenen-Zuid
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
7,090 residents
- 47.6
Gerwen
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,920 residents
- 57.8
Eeneind
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
710 residents
high footfall - 68.3
Verspreide huizen Gerwen
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
330 residents
- 78.5
Verspreide huizen Boord, Opwetten
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,445 residents
- 88.6
Nederwetten
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
735 residents
- 99.5
Nuenen-Oost
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
6,065 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.
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 Nederwetten at the top?
Verspreide huizen Nederwetten scores a 6.0 on this list, with 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten 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.