The safest neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
9.1Number 1 · safetyWolfsweideThe safest neighbourhood in Gilze en Rijen is Wolfsweide (9.1), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Gilze en Rijen: 7 in the north, 7 in the south and 4 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 22 has 1,005 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 22 neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Gilze en Rijen as a whole comes out at a 6.9, 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 Gilze en Rijen lives, there are 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 15 in Wolfsweide to 139 in Buitengebied Gilze.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Number 1
Wolfsweide
3,810 residents
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- 28.2safety
Steenakkers
2,235 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.1safety
Schildersbuurt
1,490 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.1safety
Strijpakkers-Laars
1,820 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.8safety
Vliegende Vennen
3,070 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.1safety
Vijf Eiken
3,685 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.0safety
Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze
1,325 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.9safety
Paarse Strook
150 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.7safety
Centrumgebied Oost Rijen
1,890 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.6safety
Centrumgebied Noord Gilze
640 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.6safety
Hofstad
945 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.3safety
Kern Molenschot
685 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.0safety
Buitengebied Noord Rijen
145 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.6safety
Rijen Zuid
1,005 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.7safety
Prinsenbosch
1,880 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.4safety
Kern Hulten
305 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.2safety
Centrumgebied West Rijen
1,345 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.2safety
Buitengebied Gilze
1,020 residents
139 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 193.2safety
Grote Spie
160 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.2safety
Buitengebied Hulten
150 residents
52 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.2safety
Buitengebied Molenschot
505 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.1safety
Buitengebied Zuid Rijen
130 residents
57 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 Wolfsweide at the top?
Wolfsweide scores a 9.1 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Gilze en Rijen 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.