The safest neighbourhoods in Borsele
9.6Number 1 · safetyKern BorsseleThe safest neighbourhood in Borsele is Kern Borssele (9.6), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Borsele: 9 in the south, 6 in the east and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 19 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.7 times as high. Of the 28 neighbourhoods in Borsele with a safety grade, 17 reach a 7.0 or higher. Borsele as a whole comes out at a 7.9, 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 Borsele lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Kern Lewedorp to 57 in Buitengebied Borssele.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Borsele
Number 1
Kern Borssele
1,250 residents
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- 29.0safety
Buitengebied Ovezande
300 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.9safety
Kern 's-Heer Abtskerke
375 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Kern Heinkenszand
5,045 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Kern Baarland
425 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Kern Ovezande
915 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.4safety
Kern Hoedekenskerke
660 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.2safety
Kern Nieuwdorp
1,110 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.0safety
Kern Lewedorp
1,400 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.0safety
Kern Oudelande
485 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.9safety
Buitengebied Lewedorp
440 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.9safety
Buitengebied Nieuwdorp
250 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.9safety
Kern 's-Gravenpolder
4,460 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.6safety
Kern Driewegen
420 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.1safety
Buitengebied Oudelande
175 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.0safety
Buitengebied Kwadendamme
270 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.0safety
Buitengebied 's-Gravenpolder
175 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 186.7safety
Kern 's-Heerenhoek
1,760 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.7safety
Buitengebied Driewegen
150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.7safety
Kern Nisse
465 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.6safety
Kern Kwadendamme
695 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.5safety
Buitengebied Heinkenszand
545 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.5safety
Kern Ellewoutsdijk
325 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.9safety
Buitengebied Nisse
110 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.7safety
Buitengebied Baarland
145 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.2safety
Buitengebied Borssele
225 residents
57 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.0safety
Buitengebied 's-Heer Abtskerke
145 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.3safety
Buitengebied 's-Heerenhoek
265 residents
40 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 Kern Borssele at the top?
Kern Borssele scores a 9.6 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Borsele 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.