The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
2.6Number 1 · safetyHofwijkThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Zaanstad is Hofwijk (2.6), with 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zaanstad: 8 in the south, 6 in the north and 6 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,540 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. That is 2 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 69 neighbourhoods in Zaanstad with a safety grade, 27 stay below a 5.0.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Number 1
Hofwijk
1,085 residents
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- 22.7safety
Rooswijk
2,505 residents
62 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 32.8safety
Oud West
5,350 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 43.0safety
Russische buurt
2,735 residents
141 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 53.0safety
Wormerveer Noord
3,055 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 63.1safety
Rosariumbuurt
1,120 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 73.2safety
Vennenbuurt
1,665 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 83.2safety
Snuiverbuurt
2,660 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 93.3safety
Oud Koog
5,025 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 103.3safety
Oud Zaandijk
2,925 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 113.3safety
Kleurenbuurt
1,880 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 123.4safety
Wormerveer West
1,445 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 133.4safety
Wormerveer Centrum
3,360 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.5safety
Rosmolenbuurt Oost
2,540 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.5safety
Spoorbuurt
905 residents
131 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 163.6safety
Zaanse Schans
405 residents
84 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 173.6safety
Prins Hendrikbuurt
2,950 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 183.7safety
Wormerveer Zuid
3,805 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 193.8safety
Hembrugterrein
230 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.8safety
Boerejonkerbuurt
275 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 214.1safety
Oostzijderveld
650 residents
59 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.1safety
Westzanerpolder
660 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.2safety
Poelenburg Zuid
3,875 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.3safety
Rosmolenbuurt West
6,180 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.3safety
Poelenburg Noord
3,065 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.5safety
Achtersluispolder
500 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 274.9safety
Peldersveld Oost
3,220 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.1safety
Havenbuurt
785 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.1safety
Bomenbuurt Oost
2,595 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.2safety
Kogerveld
3,360 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.3safety
Burgemeestersbuurt
3,755 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.3safety
Langeheit West
1,105 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.3safety
Westerpolder
125 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.4safety
Langeheit Oost
120 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 355.5safety
Noorderveen
410 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.5safety
Kalf
3,825 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.6safety
Middel
105 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.8safety
Westzanerdijk
1,465 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.9safety
Zaans Hout
3,750 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 406.0safety
Westerkoog Oost
3,685 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 416.3safety
Hoornseveld
3,495 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.5safety
Westknollendam
475 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 436.5safety
Noorderham
3,395 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 447.3safety
Peldersveld West
2,655 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 457.4safety
Bomenbuurt
3,950 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 467.5safety
Westerwatering Noord
3,735 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 477.6safety
Westerwatering Zuid
4,775 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 487.6safety
J.J. Allanbuurt
655 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 497.6safety
Westerkoog Midden
2,635 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 507.6safety
Schilders- en Waddenbuurt
3,050 residents
25 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 Hofwijk at the top?
Hofwijk scores a 2.6 on this list, with 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zaanstad 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.