The safest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort
10.0Number 1 · safetyLaakse TuinenThe safest neighbourhood in Amersfoort is Laakse Tuinen (10.0), with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Amersfoort: 17 of the 25 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,930 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.9 times as high. Of the 125 neighbourhoods in Amersfoort with a safety grade, 63 reach a 7.0 or higher. Amersfoort as a whole comes out at a 7.0, 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.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Amersfoort lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 8 in Laakse Tuinen to 24 in Waddeneilandenbuurt.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Amersfoort
Number 1
Laakse Tuinen
2,375 residents
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- 210.0safety
Park van de Tijden-Oost
2,080 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 310.0safety
Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West
1,605 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 410.0safety
Hoge Hoven
2,255 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 510.0safety
De Bron-Noord
1,660 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.9safety
Bieshaar-Noord
2,420 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.9safety
Park van de Tijden-West
1,960 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.8safety
De Verwondering e.o.
1,040 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.8safety
Woudzoom e.o.
1,295 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.7safety
Duisterweg e.o.
1,185 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.7safety
Waterkwartier
3,200 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.6safety
Lient e.o.
2,240 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.6safety
Polderbuurt-Noord
1,930 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 149.4safety
Vermeerkwartier-West
1,815 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 159.4safety
De Driehoek
1,405 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 169.3safety
Boerderijenkamer
1,505 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 179.3safety
Langenoord
1,600 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 189.3safety
Vermeerkwartier-Oost
2,040 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 199.2safety
Architectenbuurt-Oost
1,590 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 209.2safety
De Baken
3,495 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 219.1safety
Donken en zanden
1,445 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 229.1safety
Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-Oost
2,565 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 239.1safety
Eilandengroepenbuurt
605 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 248.9safety
Kruidenbuurt
2,940 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 258.8safety
Elly Takmastraat e.o.
2,015 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 268.8safety
Groote Kreek e.o.
1,270 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 278.7safety
Westerstraat e.o.
460 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 288.7safety
De Biezen
355 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 298.6safety
Stadskwartier
3,215 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 308.5safety
De Brinken
710 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 318.5safety
Kruiskamp-Noord
2,340 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 328.5safety
Wintertuinen
975 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 338.5safety
Vlinderbuurt
1,280 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 348.4safety
Rustenburg-Zuid
1,665 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 358.4safety
Muziekbuurt-Noord
1,070 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 368.4safety
Gildekwartier
780 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 378.3safety
Damespolderbuurt
1,145 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 388.3safety
De Bik
1,480 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 398.3safety
Indische Buurt
1,060 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 408.3safety
Bieshaar-Zuid
1,335 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 418.2safety
Kattenbroek-Noord
1,730 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 428.2safety
Leusderkwartier-Oost
2,330 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 438.2safety
Waddeneilandenbuurt
350 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 448.1safety
Dorpskern Hooglanderveen
1,480 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 458.0safety
Stadstuin
1,455 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 467.8safety
Dassenberg e.o.
835 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 477.7safety
De Bron-Zuid
2,385 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 487.7safety
Vuurtoren
1,645 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 497.6safety
Architectenbuurt-West
1,260 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 507.6safety
Leusderkwartier-West
1,940 residents
20 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 Laakse Tuinen at the top?
Laakse Tuinen scores a 10.0 on this list, with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Amersfoort 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.