The safest neighbourhoods in Enkhuizen
10.0Number 1 · safetyKadijkenThe safest neighbourhood in Enkhuizen is Kadijken (10.0), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Enkhuizen: 5 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 13 has 1,425 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 13 neighbourhoods in Enkhuizen with a safety grade, 2 reach a 7.0 or higher. Enkhuizen as a whole comes out at a 5.8, 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 Enkhuizen lives, there are 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Kadijken to 59 in Enkhuizerzand.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Enkhuizen
Number 1
Kadijken
2,905 residents
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- 27.5safety
Centrum Zuid-West
1,305 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 36.5safety
Gommerwijk West
1,605 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.1safety
Centrum Noord-Oost
2,140 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 55.7safety
Gommerwijk Oost
2,110 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 65.7safety
Enkhuizen buitengebied
150 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 74.9safety
Oude Gouw
2,715 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 84.6safety
Westeinde
220 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 94.4safety
Noord
1,425 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 103.8safety
Drechterwijk
245 residents
32 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 Kadijken at the top?
Kadijken scores a 10.0 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Enkhuizen 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.