The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
3.8Number 1 · safetyVerspreide huizen in het noordoostenThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Westerkwartier is Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten (3.8), with 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Westerkwartier: 9 in the south, 6 in the north and 5 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 23 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 1.5 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 71 neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier with a safety grade, 4 stay below a 5.0.
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The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Number 1
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten
420 residents
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- 24.2safety
Pasop
100 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 34.7safety
Centrum Leek en omgeving
3,930 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 44.9safety
Lauwerzijl
140 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 55.0safety
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
215 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 65.2safety
Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen
1,375 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 75.3safety
Buitengebied-Oostwold
105 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.6safety
Drostinnewijk
255 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.7safety
Keuningswijk
255 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.0safety
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van de Wilp
230 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.2safety
De Haar
175 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.2safety
Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
150 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.3safety
Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
395 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.3safety
Niehove
135 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.4safety
Den Ham
125 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.4safety
Nuis
640 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.5safety
Pieterzijl
155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.6safety
De Haspel
235 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.6safety
Garnwerd
335 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.6safety
Nienoordsrand
325 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.7safety
Het Peebos
155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.7safety
Bebouwde kom Enumatil
250 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.8safety
Lucaswolde
190 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.8safety
Feerwerd
155 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.2safety
Den Horn
195 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.3safety
Buitengebied Tolbert
490 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.3safety
Niebert
500 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.4safety
Noordwijk
220 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.4safety
Bebouwde kom Tolbert
1,610 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 307.4safety
Boerakker
375 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 317.4safety
Aduard
2,075 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 327.4safety
Buitengebied Midwolde
260 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 337.5safety
Sint Maheerdt
2,345 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 347.6safety
Kornhorn
485 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 357.7safety
De Wilp (gedeeltelijk)
1,310 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 367.7safety
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen
240 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 377.7safety
Sebaldeburen
360 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 387.8safety
Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen
280 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 397.9safety
Verspreide huizen Aduard
515 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 407.9safety
Kommerzijl
510 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 418.0safety
Jonkersvaart
240 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 428.1safety
Grootegast
3,355 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 438.1safety
Lutjegast
720 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 448.2safety
Overige verspreide huizen
220 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 458.2safety
Visvliet
285 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 468.2safety
Opende-Oost
270 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 478.3safety
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Jonkersvaart
240 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 488.4safety
Bebouwde kom Oostwold
595 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 498.4safety
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast
310 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 508.7safety
Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen
690 residents
15 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 Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten at the top?
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten scores a 3.8 on this list, with 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerkwartier 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.