The safest neighbourhoods in Delft
9.8Number 1 · safetySchoemakerplantageThe safest neighbourhood in Delft is Schoemakerplantage (9.8), with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Delft: 9 in the south, 7 in the north and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,795 residents. Of the 70 neighbourhoods in Delft with a safety grade, 23 reach a 7.0 or higher. Delft as a whole comes out at a 5.8, 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 Delft lives, there are 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Hoornse Hof to 77 in In de Veste.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Delft
Number 1
Schoemakerplantage
1,765 residents
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- 29.4safety
Den Hoorn
2,885 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Molenbuurt
1,475 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.1safety
Indische Buurt-Zuid
2,305 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.0safety
Hoornse Hof
2,430 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.0safety
Ministersbuurt-Oost
2,530 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.6safety
Verzetstrijdersbuurt
2,190 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.6safety
Aziëbuurt
2,500 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.6safety
Buitenhof-Zuid
765 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.9safety
Afrikabuurt-West
1,795 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.9safety
Bedrijventerrein Voorhof
A residential area despite the name: 940 residents, mostly rental homes.
940 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 127.8safety
Wippolder-Noord
2,280 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.8safety
Vogelbuurt-Oost
1,330 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.7safety
Centrum-Noord
1,015 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.6safety
Dierenbuurt
885 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.5safety
Ecodus
800 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.5safety
Bosrand
705 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.5safety
Centrum-Oost
2,265 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.4safety
Professorenbuurt
2,120 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.2safety
TU-Campus
2,910 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.1safety
Latijns Amerikabuurt
1,840 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.0safety
Koepoort
1,640 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.0safety
Vogelbuurt-West
1,975 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.8safety
Bomenwijk
1,110 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.6safety
Centrum-Zuidoost
765 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.6safety
Biesland
1,400 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.5safety
Zeeheldenbuurt
1,610 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.5safety
Indische Buurt-Noord
420 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.3safety
Westlandhof
1,230 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.9safety
Olofsbuurt
3,565 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.7safety
Vrijheidsbuurt
1,595 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.7safety
Centrum-West
2,555 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.6safety
Fledderusbuurt
965 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.3safety
Koningsveldbuurt
635 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.1safety
Voorhof-Hoogbouw
2,520 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.0safety
Marlot
700 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.0safety
Bedrijventerrein Rotterdamseweg-Zuid
A residential area despite the name: 215 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
215 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 384.7safety
Kuyperwijk-Noord
1,415 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 394.7safety
TU-Noord
1,195 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.5safety
Pijperring
655 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.5safety
Centrum-Zuidwest
1,570 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.5safety
Delftzicht
1,545 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.4safety
Krakeelpolder
1,870 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 444.4safety
Roland Holstbuurt
3,815 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 454.2safety
Poptahof-Zuid
1,900 residents
70 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 464.2safety
Multatulibuurt
1,745 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.2safety
In de Veste
1,135 residents
77 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 484.1safety
Aart van der Leeuwbuurt
1,065 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.0safety
Afrikabuurt-Oost
1,715 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.9safety
Agnetaparkbuurt
1,125 residents
38 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 Schoemakerplantage at the top?
Schoemakerplantage scores a 9.8 on this list, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Delft 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.