The safest neighbourhoods in Diemen
9.3Number 1 · safetyPlantage de Sniep ZuidThe safest neighbourhood in Diemen is Plantage de Sniep Zuid (9.3), with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Diemen: 9 in the centre, 4 in the north and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,215 residents. Of the 25 neighbourhoods in Diemen with a safety grade, 4 reach a 7.0 or higher. Diemen as a whole comes out at a 5.2, 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 Diemen lives, there are 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 17 in Plantage de Sniep Zuid to 84 in Polderland.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Diemen
Number 1
Plantage de Sniep Zuid
985 residents
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- 28.6safety
Buytenstee
1,900 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 37.4safety
Studentenflats Rode Kruislaan
955 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.4safety
Vogelweide
1,785 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.7safety
Schelpenhoek
870 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.6safety
Spoorzicht
340 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.4safety
Bomenrijk
1,215 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.7safety
Holland Park
3,585 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.6safety
Biesbosch
975 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.6safety
Ruimzicht West
2,170 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.5safety
Campus Diemen Zuid
1,860 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.3safety
Holland Park West
195 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.2safety
Vlindertuin
1,350 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.9safety
Anne Frank
400 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.4safety
Scheepskwartier
1,505 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.2safety
Plantage de Sniep Noord
1,600 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 173.8safety
Centrum Oost
1,860 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 183.6safety
Akkerland
1,160 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 193.5safety
Kruidenhof
1,305 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.4safety
Beukenhorst
830 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.4safety
Buitenlust
360 residents
57 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.4safety
Centrum West
2,485 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.2safety
Gemeenschapspolder
100 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.1safety
Ruimzicht Oost
2,510 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 252.7safety
Polderland
700 residents
84 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 Plantage de Sniep Zuid at the top?
Plantage de Sniep Zuid scores a 9.3 on this list, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Diemen 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.