The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân
2.5Number 1 · safetySneek binnen de grachtenThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Súdwest-Fryslân is Sneek binnen de grachten (2.5), with 78 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Súdwest-Fryslân: 13 in the centre, 4 in the east and 4 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 15 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. That is 3.3 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 107 neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân with a safety grade, 15 stay below a 5.0.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Súdwest-Fryslân
Number 1
Sneek binnen de grachten
1,290 residents
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- 22.8safety
Stationsbuurt
830 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 32.8safety
Bomenbuurt
565 residents
81 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 42.9safety
Lemmerweg-West
2,915 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 53.1safety
Lemmerweg-Oost
1,440 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 63.4safety
Omgeving Leeuwarderweg en bungalowpark
775 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 73.5safety
Bolsward binnen De Wallen
1,535 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 83.8safety
Noorderhoek II
3,415 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 94.1safety
Bolsward-Noord
1,930 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 104.2safety
Noorderhoek I
1,410 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 114.2safety
Indijk
110 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 124.6safety
Hemdijk
1,230 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 134.7safety
Verspreide huizen IJlst
110 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.9safety
Verspreide huizen Koudum
215 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.9safety
Verspreide huizen Kimswerd
110 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 165.0safety
Zurich
145 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.1safety
Tinga
2,120 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.2safety
Abbega
120 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.3safety
Verspreide huizen Abbega
120 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.4safety
Offingawier
230 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.4safety
Sperkhem en industrieterrein Houkesloot
A residential area despite the name: 2,895 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
2,895 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 225.5safety
Burgwerd
225 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.5safety
Hidaard
110 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.6safety
Verspreide huizen Ferwoude
100 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.7safety
Tirns
120 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.7safety
Bolsward-Zuidoost
2,255 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.8safety
Verspreide huizen Tjerkwerd
155 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.9safety
Verspreide huizen Makkum
160 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.0safety
Kûbaard
155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.0safety
Uitwellingerga
345 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.0safety
Verspreide huizen Easterein
105 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.1safety
Dearsum
110 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.1safety
Ferwoude
135 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.1safety
Folsgare
330 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 356.3safety
Hartwerd
110 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.3safety
Gaast
160 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 376.3safety
Gaastmeer
200 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 386.3safety
Verspreide huizen Witmarsum
175 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 396.4safety
Schraard
145 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 406.5safety
Verspreide huizen Oudega
135 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 416.5safety
Poppenwier
170 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.5safety
Goënga
170 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 436.6safety
Verspreide huizen Bolsward
170 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 446.6safety
Verspreide huizen Scharnegoutum
140 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 456.7safety
Noordoosthoek
1,675 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 466.9safety
IJsbrechtum
650 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 476.9safety
Schettens
165 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 487.1safety
Scharnegoutum
1,420 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 497.1safety
Verspreide huizen Parrega
160 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 507.1safety
Boazum
325 residents
21 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 Sneek binnen de grachten at the top?
Sneek binnen de grachten scores a 2.5 on this list, with 78 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Súdwest-Fryslân 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.