The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Utrecht
2.5Number 1 · safetyNobelstraat en omgevingThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Utrecht is Nobelstraat en omgeving (2.5), with 111 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Utrecht: 11 in the east, 6 in the centre and 6 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,515 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. That is 4.6 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 106 neighbourhoods in Utrecht with a safety grade, 66 stay below a 5.0.
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The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Utrecht
Number 1
Nobelstraat en omgeving
1,000 residents
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- 22.5safety
Poldergebied Overvecht
250 residents
183 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 32.6safety
Wijk C
1,370 residents
226 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 42.6safety
Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats en omgeving
1,790 residents
206 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 52.6safety
Nieuwegracht-Oost
1,160 residents
78 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 62.6safety
Domplein, Neude, Janskerkhof
2,515 residents
154 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 72.7safety
Maarschalkerweerd en Mereveld
205 residents
139 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 82.7safety
Halve Maan-Zuid
1,485 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 92.7safety
Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht en omgeving
2,685 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 102.7safety
Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving
2,660 residents
78 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 112.7safety
Lombok-Oost
2,245 residents
73 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 122.8safety
Zuilen-Noord
3,800 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 132.8safety
Taag- en Rubicondreef en omgeving
4,405 residents
59 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 142.8safety
Galgenwaard en omgeving
1,205 residents
122 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 152.8safety
Nieuw Hoograven-Zuid
4,245 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 162.8safety
Welgelegen, Den Hommel
1,880 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.8safety
Rubenslaan en omgeving
3,820 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 182.8safety
Vechtzoom-zuid
5,300 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 192.9safety
Nijenoord, Hoogstraat en omgeving
2,190 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 202.9safety
Neckardreef en omgeving
4,605 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 212.9safety
Transwijk-Noord
5,095 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.0safety
Bleekstraat en omgeving
515 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.1safety
Zamenhofdreef en omgeving
4,120 residents
75 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.1safety
Tuindorp-Oost
3,445 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.2safety
Het Zand-Oost
5,125 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.2safety
Lauwerecht
3,260 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.2safety
L. Napoleonplantsoen en omgeving
1,000 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.2safety
Rijnenburg
270 residents
84 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.2safety
Nieuw Hoograven-Noord
2,275 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.3safety
Kanaleneiland-Zuid
8,980 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.4safety
Tolsteeg en Rotsoord
4,220 residents
60 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.4safety
Hoog-Catharijne NS en Jaarbeurs
2,935 residents
615 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.4safety
Queeckhovenplein en omgeving
1,200 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.4safety
Pijlsweerd-Zuid
4,700 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.4safety
Sterrenwijk
905 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.5safety
Schaakbuurt en omgeving
4,610 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.5safety
Leidseweg en omgeving
1,155 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.5safety
2e Daalsebuurt en omgeving
3,950 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.5safety
Ondiep
5,220 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.6safety
Prins Bernhardplein en omgeving
3,245 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 413.6safety
Laan van Nieuw-Guinea, Spinozaweg e.o.
4,250 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 423.6safety
Staatsliedenbuurt
1,375 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 433.7safety
Transwijk-Zuid
2,905 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.7safety
Egelantierstraat, Mariëndaalstraat e.o.
2,890 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 453.7safety
Bedrijvengebied Kanaleneiland
530 residents
147 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 463.7safety
Zambesidreef en omgeving
4,265 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 473.7safety
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum
4,150 residents
70 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.7safety
Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving
4,905 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 493.7safety
Hooch Boulandt
2,050 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.8safety
Lunetten-Zuid
7,000 residents
35 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 Nobelstraat en omgeving at the top?
Nobelstraat en omgeving scores a 2.5 on this list, with 111 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Utrecht 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.