The safest neighbourhoods in Drimmelen
9.9Number 1 · safetyMiddelmadeThe safest neighbourhood in Drimmelen is Middelmade (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Drimmelen: 6 in the centre, 6 in the east and 6 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 16 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 33 neighbourhoods in Drimmelen with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Drimmelen 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 Drimmelen lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Middelmade to 45 in Verspreide huizen Terheijden.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Drimmelen
Number 1
Middelmade
1,110 residents
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- 29.7safety
Wagenberg noordwest
985 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Zilverberg
610 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.2safety
Verspreide huizen Made
515 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Terheijden noordwest
485 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.5safety
Hondenhei
1,670 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.9safety
Vierendelen
2,005 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.8safety
Wagenberg zuidoost
915 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.7safety
Vaartkant
1,175 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.1safety
Die Swaluw
1,370 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.1safety
Drimmelen Centrum
395 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.0safety
De Meede
1,585 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.9safety
Kleine Schans
185 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.9safety
De Dreven
1,430 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.8safety
De Langstraatspoorlijn
585 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.6safety
Grienden
605 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.5safety
Kwistgeldpolder
265 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.2safety
Terheijden centrum
695 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.2safety
Haasdijk
420 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.1safety
Molenpolder
1,755 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.1safety
De Heerlijkheid Hooge Zwaluwe
775 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.1safety
Nieuwland
860 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.0safety
De Heerlijkheid Lage Zwaluwe
820 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.9safety
Zeggepolder-zuid
1,130 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.5safety
Blauwe Sluis
175 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.5safety
Helkant
370 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.1safety
Zeggepolder-oost
355 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.0safety
Hoogerheide
1,505 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 294.7safety
Stuivezand
2,230 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.5safety
Verspreide huizen Wagenberg
345 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.3safety
Verspreide huizen Lage Zwaluwe
160 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 324.1safety
Verspreide huizen Terheijden
270 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.8safety
Bergen
320 residents
28 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 Middelmade at the top?
Middelmade scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Drimmelen 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.