The safest neighbourhoods in Bunschoten
9.9Number 1 · safetyKoenraadsweteringThe safest neighbourhood in Bunschoten is Koenraadswetering (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Bunschoten: 5 in the centre, 2 in the north and 1 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 9 has 2,605 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 10 neighbourhoods in Bunschoten with a safety grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Bunschoten as a whole comes out at a 8.1, 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 Bunschoten lives, there are 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Blokhuiswetering to 26 in Spakenburg.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 9 safest neighbourhoods in Bunschoten
Number 1
Koenraadswetering
1,645 residents
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- 29.5safety
Eemdijk
815 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.2safety
Blokhuiswetering
3,655 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.2safety
Bunschoten
3,250 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.1safety
Bikkersvaart
3,240 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.8safety
De Haar
210 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 78.7safety
Rengerswetering
2,205 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.9safety
Broerswetering
2,605 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.1safety
Spakenburg
4,835 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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 Koenraadswetering at the top?
Koenraadswetering scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Bunschoten 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.