The safest neighbourhoods in Dongen
9.9Number 1 · safetyBeljaartThe safest neighbourhood in Dongen is Beljaart (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Dongen: 4 in the east, 3 in the centre and 3 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 13 has 2,600 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 13 neighbourhoods in Dongen with a safety grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Dongen as a whole comes out at a 7.1, 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 Dongen lives, there are 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Beljaart to 29 in Buitengebied Klein Dongen/Dongen-Vaart.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Dongen
Number 1
Beljaart
2,630 residents
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- 29.1safety
Dongen-Vaart
700 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.6safety
Buitengebied Oost
515 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.6safety
Biezen
3,185 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.0safety
Hoge Akker
2,600 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.8safety
Oud Dongen
3,515 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.6safety
Klein Dongen
210 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.5safety
's Gravenmoer
2,220 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.3safety
West 2
3,575 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.1safety
Buitengebied Klein Dongen/Dongen-Vaart
235 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
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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 Beljaart at the top?
Beljaart scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Dongen 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.