The safest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
10.0Number 1 · safetyBiezen-WestThe safest neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn is Biezen-West (10.0), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Alphen aan den Rijn: 7 in the north, 7 in the south and 6 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,485 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 89 neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn with a safety grade, 49 reach a 7.0 or higher. Alphen aan den Rijn as a whole comes out at a 7.2, 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 Alphen aan den Rijn lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Rietveldse polder to 24 in Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
Number 1
Biezen-West
2,210 residents
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- 29.9safety
Burgtenbuurt
1,200 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
Rietveldse polder
750 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.8safety
Zefierzijde
2,615 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.8safety
Weidebloemenbuurt-Zuid
1,925 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.7safety
Heuvelweg
1,290 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.7safety
Horstenbuurt-Noord
1,520 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.6safety
Weteringpark
480 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.5safety
Paddestoelenbuurt
2,255 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.5safety
Hazerswoude-Dorp-Oost
1,895 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.5safety
Zuidwijk
800 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.4safety
Gouwsluis
1,485 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.4safety
Polderpeil-West
1,750 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 149.4safety
Zonneveld
2,290 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 159.3safety
Snijdelwijk
1,855 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 169.2safety
Archeon
2,675 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 179.2safety
Rijneveld-Zuid
390 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 189.2safety
Zwammerdam Dorp
1,065 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 199.1safety
Appelbuurt
1,680 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 209.0safety
Vroonhoevebuurt
805 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 219.0safety
Voorweg
760 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 228.9safety
Componistenbuurt-Noord
1,140 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 238.9safety
Hazerswoude-Dorp-West
1,250 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 248.9safety
Evenaar-West
1,960 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 258.9safety
Groenoord
810 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 268.8safety
Planetenbuurt-Zuid
1,860 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 278.7safety
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn
450 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 288.6safety
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
1,480 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 298.6safety
Rijneveld-Noord
245 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 308.5safety
Polderpeil-Oost
1,240 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 318.5safety
Vogelbuurt
1,230 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 328.5safety
Benthuizen Dorp-Oost
1,935 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 338.4safety
Nesse
270 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 348.3safety
De Heul
410 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 358.2safety
Steekterbuurt
845 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 368.2safety
Weidebloemenbuurt-Noord
845 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 378.2safety
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Zuid
1,760 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 388.1safety
Noordpolder
525 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 398.1safety
Evenaar-Oost
2,020 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 407.8safety
De Oude Wereld-Oost
1,300 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 417.7safety
Spoelwijk
170 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 427.6safety
Horstenbuurt-Zuid
1,650 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 437.4safety
Benthuizen Dorp-West
895 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 447.4safety
Noordeinde
375 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 457.3safety
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Noord
1,790 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 467.3safety
Ambachtenbuurt-Oost
1,635 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 477.2safety
Bomenbuurt
1,475 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 487.2safety
Ambachtenbuurt-West
1,470 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 497.1safety
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp
1,725 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 506.8safety
Nuovaweg
605 residents
17 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 Biezen-West at the top?
Biezen-West scores a 10.0 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn 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.