The safest neighbourhoods in Gouda
9.8Number 1 · safetyGaardenbuurtThe safest neighbourhood in Gouda is Gaardenbuurt (9.8), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Gouda: 7 in the east, 6 in the north and 6 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,360 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 43 neighbourhoods in Gouda with a safety grade, 13 reach a 7.0 or higher. Gouda as a whole comes out at a 5.4, 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 Gouda lives, there are 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 14 in Polderbuurt to 121 in Nieuwe Park Oost.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Gouda
Number 1
Gaardenbuurt
745 residents
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- 29.8safety
Tuinenbuurt
1,800 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
De Eilanden
1,010 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.4safety
Componistenbuurt
1,665 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Middenwillens
1,130 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.0safety
Polderbuurt
3,075 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.7safety
Wervenbuurt
1,525 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.3safety
Grassen- Waterbuurt
1,465 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.8safety
Vrijheidsbuurt
830 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.6safety
Lusten-, Burgen- en Steinenbuurt
2,905 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.6safety
Hoevenbuurt
1,825 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.1safety
Bodegraafsestraatweg
200 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.0safety
Sportbuurt
1,360 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.7safety
Slagenbuurt
2,180 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.4safety
Molenbuurt
3,070 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.2safety
Stolwijkersluis Oost
350 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.0safety
De Korte Akkeren Nieuw
2,940 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.6safety
Wethouder Venteweg
545 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.5safety
Zomenbuurt
1,290 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.2safety
Groenhovenkwartier
2,170 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.2safety
Voorwillenseweg
610 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.2safety
Oostpolder in Schieland
235 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.0safety
Statensingel
445 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.9safety
Windrooskwartier en Heesterbuurt
3,720 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.9safety
Weidebloemkwartier
545 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.6safety
Oosterwei
1,730 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.5safety
Ouwe Gouwe
5,365 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.3safety
Raam e.o.
2,155 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.9safety
De Korte Akkeren Oud
5,895 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.8safety
De Mammoet
1,180 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.8safety
Kadenbuurt
2,595 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.7safety
De Baan e.o.
1,510 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.6safety
Vreewijk
1,240 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.6safety
Turfmarkt e.o.
1,260 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.4safety
Kort Haarlem
4,020 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.1safety
Nieuwe Park Oost
2,240 residents
121 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.1safety
De Goudse Poort
1,055 residents
83 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 382.7safety
Achterwillenseweg
980 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 392.6safety
Nieuwe Markt e.o.
1,460 residents
97 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 402.6safety
Hoef- en Veldbuurt
2,060 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 412.6safety
Industrieterrein Kromme Gouwe
A residential area despite the name: 270 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
270 residents
61 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 422.6safety
Boerhaavekwartier
2,280 residents
62 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 432.6safety
Muziekbuurt
650 residents
64 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 Gaardenbuurt at the top?
Gaardenbuurt scores a 9.8 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Gouda 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.