The safest neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren
9.9Number 1 · safetySint JoostThe safest neighbourhood in Echt-Susteren is Sint Joost (9.9), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Echt-Susteren: 8 in the centre, 5 in the north and 5 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.7 times as high. Of the 29 neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren with a safety grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Echt-Susteren 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 Echt-Susteren lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Hingen to 64 in Verspreide huizen Sint Joost.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren
Number 1
Sint Joost
1,250 residents
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- 29.8safety
Maria Hoop
860 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
In de Mehre
585 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.4safety
Heide
1,000 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.3safety
Roosteren
1,235 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.3safety
Hingen
635 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.2safety
Cristinawijk
1,485 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.1safety
Diergaarde
425 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.6safety
Middelveld
970 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.6safety
Echt Zuid
780 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.5safety
Munsterveld
1,180 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.4safety
Berkelaar
270 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.4safety
Slek
950 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.8safety
Nieuwstadt Centrum
1,795 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.2safety
Mariaveld
1,335 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.1safety
Gebroek
215 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.7safety
Echt Noord
2,925 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.5safety
Illikhoven/Visserweert
130 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.3safety
Koningsbosch
1,545 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.9safety
Peij
2,995 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.8safety
Dieteren
780 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.0safety
Lilboscherveld
100 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.9safety
Verspreide huizen Sint Joost
150 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.4safety
Wolfskoul
605 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.1safety
Verspreide huizen Heide
140 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.0safety
Echt Centrum
3,380 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.9safety
Peijerveld
640 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.6safety
Schilberg
1,980 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.2safety
Susteren Centrum
1,010 residents
32 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 Sint Joost at the top?
Sint Joost scores a 9.9 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Echt-Susteren 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.