The safest neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze
9.8Number 1 · safetyGrollooThe safest neighbourhood in Aa en Hunze is Grolloo (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Aa en Hunze: 7 in the east, 5 in the north and 5 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 19 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze with a safety grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. Aa en Hunze as a whole comes out at a 8.3, 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.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Aa en Hunze lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Annen to 64 in Verspreide huizen Gasselte.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze
Number 1
Grolloo
625 residents
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- 29.7safety
Gasselternijveen
1,835 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.5safety
Gieten
4,780 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Gasselte
1,540 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Eexterveen
450 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.3safety
Annen
3,450 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.0safety
Gasteren
370 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.0safety
Gasselternijveenschemond
625 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.7safety
Verspreide huizen Nooitgedacht
865 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.2safety
Ekehaar
275 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.1safety
Annerveenschekanaal
395 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.0safety
Gieterveen
675 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.8safety
Anderen
215 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.4safety
Verspreide huizen Gieterveen
185 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.3safety
Schipborg
555 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.3safety
Eext
1,275 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.3safety
Eexterveenschekanaal
235 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.3safety
Ballo
160 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.2safety
Nieuwediep
260 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.2safety
Verspreide huizen Papenvoort
430 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.1safety
Schoonloo
185 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.8safety
Rolde
3,695 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.7safety
Kostvlies
130 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.5safety
Verspreide huizen Gieten
200 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.3safety
Anloo
325 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.1safety
Verspreide huizen Grolloo
230 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.1safety
Amen
105 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.0safety
Verspreide huizen Annen
145 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.8safety
Spijkerboor
150 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.8safety
Oud-Annerveen
110 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.6safety
Bonnerveen
105 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.2safety
Verspreide huizen Rolde
155 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.2safety
Verspreide huizen Ekehaar
155 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.6safety
Verspreide huizen Gasselte
195 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 352.9safety
Verspreide huizen Eext
175 residents
39 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 Grolloo at the top?
Grolloo scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Aa en Hunze 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.