The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
The 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.
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
- 13.8
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
420 residents
- 24.2
Pasop
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
100 residents
- 34.7
Centrum Leek en omgeving
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,930 residents
- 44.9
Lauwerzijl
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
140 residents
- 55.0
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
215 residents
- 65.2
Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,375 residents
- 75.3
Buitengebied-Oostwold
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
105 residents
- 85.6
Drostinnewijk
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 95.7
Keuningswijk
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 106.0
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van de Wilp
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
230 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.
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- 116.2
De Haar
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 126.2
Buitengebied ten oosten van Zevenhuizen
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
150 residents
- 136.3
Verspreide huizen Lutjegast
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
395 residents
- 146.3
Niehove
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
135 residents
- 156.4
Den Ham
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
125 residents
- 166.4
Nuis
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
640 residents
- 176.5
Pieterzijl
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
155 residents
- 186.6
De Haspel
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
235 residents
- 196.6
Garnwerd
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
335 residents
- 206.6
Nienoordsrand
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
325 residents
- 216.7
Het Peebos
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
155 residents
- 226.7
Bebouwde kom Enumatil
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
250 residents
- 236.8
Lucaswolde
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
190 residents
- 246.8
Feerwerd
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
155 residents
- 257.2
Den Horn
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
195 residents
- 267.3
Buitengebied Tolbert
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
490 residents
- 277.3
Niebert
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
500 residents
- 287.4
Noordwijk
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
220 residents
- 297.4
Bebouwde kom Tolbert
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,610 residents
- 307.4
Boerakker
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
375 residents
- 317.4
Aduard
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,075 residents
- 327.4
Buitengebied Midwolde
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
260 residents
high footfall - 337.5
Sint Maheerdt
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,345 residents
- 347.6
Kornhorn
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
485 residents
- 357.7
De Wilp (gedeeltelijk)
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,310 residents
- 367.7
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sebaldeburen
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
240 residents
- 377.7
Sebaldeburen
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
360 residents
- 387.8
Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
280 residents
- 397.9
Verspreide huizen Aduard
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
515 residents
- 407.9
Kommerzijl
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
510 residents
- 418.0
Jonkersvaart
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
240 residents
- 428.1
Grootegast
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,355 residents
- 438.1
Lutjegast
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
720 residents
- 448.2
Overige verspreide huizen
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
220 residents
- 458.2
Visvliet
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
285 residents
- 468.2
Opende-Oost
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
270 residents
- 478.3
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Jonkersvaart
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
240 residents
- 488.4
Bebouwde kom Oostwold
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
595 residents
- 498.4
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
310 residents
- 508.7
Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
690 residents
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.