The best neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
The best neighbourhood in Leeuwarden is Techum (9.8), with safety 10.0 as its strongest side. They cluster in one corner of Leeuwarden: 16 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,280 residents. Of the 97 neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden with a total grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Leeuwarden as a whole comes out at a 5.0, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
- 19.8
Techum
Leeuwarden · 1,950 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 29.7
De Klamp
Leeuwarden · 1,080 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 39.5
Blitsaerd
Leeuwarden · 1,285 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 49.3
Havankpark
Leeuwarden · 370 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 59.1
Zuiderburen
Leeuwarden · 5,430 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 68.8
Wiarda
Leeuwarden · 1,035 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 78.6
Goutum
Leeuwarden · 3,435 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.2
- 88.4
Bonifatius
Leeuwarden · 1,460 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 98.2
Wergea
Leeuwarden · 1,745 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 108.2
Mantgum
Leeuwarden · 1,030 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 118.1
Buitengebied Hempens
Leeuwarden · 140 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
- 128.0
Wirdum
Leeuwarden · 1,045 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 137.9
Baard
Leeuwarden · 200 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 147.5
Camminghaburen-Zuid
Leeuwarden · 2,705 residents
Strongest: safety 7.2
- 157.4
Jirnsum
Leeuwarden · 1,295 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 167.1
Gerard Dou
Leeuwarden · 1,280 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 176.9
Stiens
Leeuwarden · 7,530 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 186.6
Wytgaard
Leeuwarden · 475 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 196.5
Aldlân-Oost
Leeuwarden · 3,630 residents
Strongest: families 8.7
- 206.5
Vossepark
Leeuwarden · 3,725 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 216.1
Transvaalwijk
Leeuwarden · 985 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.0
- 226.1
Huizum-Dorp
Leeuwarden · 1,015 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.0
- 236.0
Buitengebied Grou
Leeuwarden · 215 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 246.0
Vogelwijk
Leeuwarden · 1,455 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.4
- 255.8
Buitengebied Wytgaard
Leeuwarden · 150 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 265.6
Snakkerburen
Leeuwarden · 195 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.8
- 275.6
Britsum
Leeuwarden · 885 residents
Strongest: families 8.8
- 285.6
Weidum
Leeuwarden · 460 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 295.6
Grou
Leeuwarden · 5,560 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.8
- 305.4
Hempens/Teerns
Leeuwarden · 155 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 315.3
Buitengebied Wergea
Leeuwarden · 120 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 325.1
Buitengebied Stiens
Leeuwarden · 250 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.4
- 335.1
Camminghaburen-Midden
Leeuwarden · 3,615 residents
Strongest: families 6.9
- 344.9
Lekkum
Leeuwarden · 395 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.4
- 354.7
Julianapark
Leeuwarden · 1,545 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.3
- 364.5
Warten
Leeuwarden · 775 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.4
- 374.4
Aldlân-West
Leeuwarden · 1,940 residents
Strongest: families 7.5
- 384.4
Reduzum
Leeuwarden · 985 residents
Strongest: families 8.8
- 394.1
Helicon
Leeuwarden · 755 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 404.1
Hijum
Leeuwarden · 390 residents
Strongest: families 8.8
- 414.1
Sonnenborgh
Leeuwarden · 1,740 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.7
- 424.1
Jellum
Leeuwarden · 145 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.6
- 434.0
Bears
Leeuwarden · 130 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.9
- 444.0
Westeinde
Leeuwarden · 3,840 residents
Strongest: safety 6.7
- 453.8
Easterlittens
Leeuwarden · 375 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 463.8
Wielenpôlle
Leeuwarden · 730 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.5
- 473.7
Zamenhofpark
Leeuwarden · 1,580 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 483.7
Camminghaburen-Noord
Leeuwarden · 4,040 residents
Strongest: amenities 6.3
- 493.7
Huizum-Sixma
Leeuwarden · 230 residents
Strongest: amenities 10.0
- 503.6
Cambuur
Leeuwarden · 580 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Techum at the top?
Techum scores a 9.8 on this list, with safety 10.0 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leeuwarden 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.