The safest neighbourhoods in Buren
The safest neighbourhood in Buren is Verspreide huizen Zoelen (9.6), with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Buren: 11 in the west, 8 in the east and 3 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 18 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the fewest crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. Of the 38 neighbourhoods in Buren with a safety grade, 24 reach a 7.0 or higher. Buren as a whole comes out at a 8.0, 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.
- 19.6
Verspreide huizen Zoelen
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
585 residents
- 29.4
Lienden
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,545 residents
- 39.4
Beusichem
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,715 residents
- 49.4
Buren-Oude Kern
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
410 residents
- 59.3
Ingen
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,065 residents
- 69.2
Verspreide huizen Eck en Wiel
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
695 residents
- 79.0
Eck en Wiel
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
915 residents
- 88.8
Verspreide huizen Lienden
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
865 residents
- 98.5
Maurik
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,420 residents
- 108.4
Ravenswaaij
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
275 residents
- 118.4
Verspreide huizen Beusichem en Zoelmond
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
740 residents
- 128.4
Asch
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
320 residents
- 138.3
Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
310 residents
- 148.2
Zoelen
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,025 residents
- 158.1
Klinkenberg
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
320 residents
- 168.0
Verspreide huizen Aalst Leutes polder Aalst
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,215 residents
- 178.0
Ganzert
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
195 residents
- 188.0
Kerk Avezaath
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,250 residents
- 197.7
Verspreide huizen Buren
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
540 residents
- 207.3
Ommeren met Den Eng
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
510 residents
- 217.3
Verspreide huizen Rijswijk
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
195 residents
- 227.3
Zoelmond
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
555 residents
- 237.2
Buren Tielseweg
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
795 residents
- 247.1
Buren Appelenboomgaard
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
835 residents
- 256.8
Verspreide huizen Ravenswaaij
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
240 residents
- 266.3
De Woerd
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
140 residents
- 276.1
Verspreide huizen poldergebied
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 286.0
Verspreide huizen De Mars en Marsdijk
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
305 residents
- 295.9
Verspreide huizen Kerk Avezaath
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
140 residents
- 305.8
Verspreide huizen poldergebied Buurmalsen
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
100 residents
- 315.4
Verspreide huizen Erichem
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 325.2
Verspreide huizen Ommerenveld en Zwarte Paard
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
125 residents
- 335.2
Erichem
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
400 residents
- 345.0
Verspreide huizen ten oosten van kanaal
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 354.9
Verspreide huizen Klinkenberg
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
555 residents
- 364.6
Verspreide huizen Kapel Avezaath
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
190 residents
- 374.5
Verspreide huizen Maurik
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,630 residents
- 383.2
Rijswijk
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
355 residents
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 Verspreide huizen Zoelen at the top?
Verspreide huizen Zoelen scores a 9.6 on this list, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Buren 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.