The safest neighbourhoods in Barneveld
10.0Number 1 · safetyVellerThe safest neighbourhood in Barneveld is Veller (10.0), with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Barneveld: 15 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,435 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.9 times as high. Of the 44 neighbourhoods in Barneveld with a safety grade, 30 reach a 7.0 or higher. Barneveld 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 Barneveld lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 7 in Buitengebied Kootwijkerbroek to 48 in Buitengebied Terschuur.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Barneveld
Number 1
Veller
4,425 residents
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- 210.0safety
Vliegersveld
1,455 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
De Burgt
5,150 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.9safety
Buitengebied Zwartebroek
830 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.8safety
Buitengebied Kootwijkerbroek
3,910 residents
7 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.8safety
Rootselaar-Oost
1,735 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.7safety
Blankensgoed
690 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.7safety
Kootwijkerbroek
1,635 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.7safety
Kootwijkerbroek-west
495 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.4safety
De Kromme Akker
775 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.3safety
Norschoten
3,425 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.2safety
Buitengebied Stroe
1,080 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.2safety
De Lors
2,375 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 149.0safety
Rootselaar-West
4,405 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.9safety
Prinsessenwijk
345 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.7safety
De Vaarst
2,500 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.3safety
Garderen
1,355 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.2safety
Zwartebroek
770 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 198.0safety
terschuur
485 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 208.0safety
De Steenkamp
400 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.9safety
Oldenbarneveld
2,260 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.8safety
Buitengebied Barneveld
2,785 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.6safety
Staatsliedenwijk
1,435 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.5safety
De Maat
1,390 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.3safety
Zeeheldenwijk
825 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.3safety
Componistenwijk
1,090 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.2safety
Vogelbuurt
980 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.2safety
Blankenhoef
225 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.1safety
Stroe
680 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 307.0safety
Buitengebied Achterveld
150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.9safety
De Koot
815 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.7safety
De Valk
855 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.6safety
Buitengebied Garderen
865 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.3safety
Haarkamp
625 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 356.2safety
Roeleneng
430 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.0safety
Buitengebied Voorthuizen
3,715 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.9safety
Kootwijk
125 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.8safety
Buitengebied Terschuur
830 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.5safety
Buitengebied kootwijk
160 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 405.4safety
De Wheem
1,375 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 415.0safety
De Glind
420 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.8safety
Buitengebied De Glind
305 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 432.9safety
Centrum Voorthuizen
605 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 442.9safety
Centrum Barneveld
1,860 residents
47 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 Veller at the top?
Veller scores a 10.0 on this list, with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Barneveld 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.