The safest neighbourhoods in Gorinchem
9.8Number 1 · safetyHoog DalemThe safest neighbourhood in Gorinchem is Hoog Dalem (9.8), with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Gorinchem: 8 in the centre, 4 in the east and 4 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 17 has 2,340 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.5 times as high. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Gorinchem with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Gorinchem as a whole comes out at a 6.0, 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 Gorinchem lives, there are 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 16 in Hoog Dalem to 103 in Schelluinsestraat.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Gorinchem
Number 1
Hoog Dalem
3,805 residents
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- 29.5safety
Wijdschild
1,750 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Laag Dalem Oost
2,560 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Laag Dalem II
2,530 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.0safety
Dalem
870 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.8safety
Laag Dalem I
2,095 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.4safety
Laag Dalem Zuid
775 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.9safety
Lingewijk
3,030 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.8safety
Bovenstad
2,035 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.5safety
Haarwijk Oost
2,340 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 114.0safety
Haarwijk West
3,805 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 123.6safety
Stalkaarsen
3,240 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 133.6safety
Schotdeuren
125 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.3safety
Schelluinsestraat
315 residents
103 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.0safety
Benedenstad
3,935 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 162.9safety
Gildenwijk
5,015 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.6safety
Molenvliet
185 residents
72 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 Hoog Dalem at the top?
Hoog Dalem scores a 9.8 on this list, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Gorinchem 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.