The safest neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard
9.9Number 1 · safetyDuizend Eilandenrijk ZuidThe safest neighbourhood in Dijk en Waard is Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Dijk en Waard: 9 in the south, 6 in the north and 4 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,710 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 54 neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard with a safety grade, 27 reach a 7.0 or higher. Dijk en Waard as a whole comes out at a 6.8, 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 Dijk en Waard lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Mayersloot Zuid to 139 in Middenwaard.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard
Number 1
Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid
725 residents
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- 29.8safety
Mayersloot Zuid
2,175 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Westerdel Noord
905 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Huygenhoek Zuid
1,350 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Butterhuizen Zuid
745 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.1safety
Sint-Pancras kern
4,085 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.1safety
Oudkarspel Zuid
1,815 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.0safety
Twuyverhoek en Oostwal
1,710 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.9safety
Mayersloot Noord
1,250 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.8safety
Noord-Scharwoude West
2,335 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.6safety
Zuidwijk
3,850 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.6safety
Zuid-Scharwoude West
1,645 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.5safety
Huygenhoek Midden
1,450 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.2safety
Broekhorn
1,895 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.1safety
Buitengebied De Noord
1,215 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.0safety
De Draai Zuid
2,030 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.8safety
Oostertocht Noord
1,670 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.7safety
Westerdel Zuid
935 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.6safety
Planetenwijk
1,530 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.6safety
Oostertocht Zuid
2,365 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.5safety
Schildersbuurt Noord
1,555 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.4safety
Huygenhoek Noord
2,765 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.1safety
Bomenbuurt
2,680 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.1safety
Butterhuizen Noord
3,005 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.1safety
Stad van de Zon
4,335 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.0safety
De Draai Noord
2,500 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.0safety
De Noord
1,565 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.7safety
't Kruis
400 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.6safety
Schildersbuurt Zuid
2,845 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.5safety
Duizend Eilandenrijk Noord
875 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.4safety
Koedijk
260 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.2safety
Molenwijk
2,745 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.2safety
Zuid-Scharwoude Oost
2,150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.2safety
Oudkarspel Noord
1,425 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 356.1safety
Edelstenenwijk
3,405 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.0safety
Buitengebied 't Kruis
320 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.9safety
Broek op Langedijk kern
2,215 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.3safety
Laanweg en Waarddijk
440 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.0safety
Buitengebied Oudkarspel
165 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.7safety
Noord-Scharwoude Oost
3,495 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.3safety
Waarderhout
180 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.0safety
De Vaandel Zuid
870 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 433.9safety
Westpoort
100 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.7safety
Buitengebied Noord-Scharwoude
155 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 453.7safety
Middenwaard
1,280 residents
139 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 463.6safety
Recreatiebuurt
2,210 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 473.5safety
Heemradenbuurt
1,340 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.4safety
De Frans
725 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 493.2safety
Schrijverswijk
2,890 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.1safety
Rivierenwijk
3,325 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 Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid at the top?
Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid scores a 9.9 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Dijk en Waard 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.