The safest neighbourhoods in Groningen
10.0Number 1 · safetyDe BuitenhofThe safest neighbourhood in Groningen is De Buitenhof (10.0), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Groningen: 9 in the east, 8 in the south and 7 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,105 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.7 times as high. Of the 102 neighbourhoods in Groningen with a safety grade, 32 reach a 7.0 or higher. Groningen as a whole comes out at a 5.1, 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 Groningen lives, there are 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in De Buitenhof to 49 in Professorenbuurt.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Groningen
Number 1
De Buitenhof
1,515 residents
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- 210.0safety
Meeroevers
1,830 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
Tersluis
1,180 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.9safety
Drielanden
900 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
Glimmen Dorp
1,105 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.6safety
Gravenburg
2,105 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.6safety
De Held
2,415 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.6safety
Oosterhaar
4,250 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.5safety
Haren-Noord
3,915 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.4safety
Tuindorp
775 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.3safety
Ruischerbrug
475 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.1safety
Noordlaren Dorp
350 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.9safety
Groenewei
675 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.7safety
Ten Post Dorp
570 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.7safety
Engelbert
880 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.7safety
Zeeheldenbuurt
3,570 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.7safety
Onnen Dorp
430 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.6safety
Ten Boer Dorp
4,445 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 198.6safety
De Zeilen
610 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 208.6safety
Van Starkenborgh
870 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 218.5safety
Haren-Zuidwest
3,910 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 228.5safety
Garmerwolde
505 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 238.3safety
Buitengebied Glimmen
250 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 248.2safety
Haren-Zuidoost
3,625 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 258.1safety
Laanhuizen
1,300 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 268.1safety
Buitengebied Onnen
250 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 278.1safety
Ruischerwaard
1,220 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 288.0safety
Reitdiepswaard
1,590 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.8safety
De Hunze
2,370 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 307.4safety
Zilvermeer
215 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 317.3safety
Buitengebied Haren-Zuidoost
350 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.8safety
Hoornse Park
730 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.8safety
Bangeweer
240 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.7safety
De Meeuwen
1,930 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 356.7safety
Helpman
6,145 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.6safety
Buitengebied Ten Post
155 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 376.6safety
Thesinge
555 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 386.5safety
Coendersborg
3,160 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 396.3safety
De Kring
325 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 406.3safety
Woltersum
335 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 416.1safety
Florabuurt
1,485 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.0safety
Winneweer
110 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 435.9safety
Piccardthof
1,170 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 445.8safety
Vierverlaten
115 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 455.8safety
Professorenbuurt
6,430 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 465.8safety
Buitengebied Noordlaren
165 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 475.7safety
Westpark
105 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 485.7safety
Hoornse Meer
4,290 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 495.7safety
Hoogkerk-Zuid
5,195 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 505.6safety
De Wijert-Zuid
3,370 residents
24 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 De Buitenhof at the top?
De Buitenhof scores a 10.0 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Groningen 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.