The safest neighbourhoods in Harderwijk
9.9Number 1 · safetyHarderhout IThe safest neighbourhood in Harderwijk is Harderhout I (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Harderwijk: 10 in the centre, 6 in the west and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,175 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 53 neighbourhoods in Harderwijk with a safety grade, 29 reach a 7.0 or higher. Harderwijk as a whole comes out at a 7.1, 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 Harderwijk lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Hierden Dorp to 179 in Weiburg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Harderwijk
Number 1
Harderhout I
1,110 residents
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- 29.9safety
Muziekland III
1,175 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Harderhout II
2,220 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Harderweide
1,350 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.7safety
Muziekland II
585 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.6safety
Hierden Dorp
1,520 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.3safety
De Wittenhagen Noord
1,815 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.3safety
De Eilanden
1,520 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Stedenwaard
1,155 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.9safety
Stadsdennen Zuidwest
1,125 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.8safety
Muziekland IV
1,310 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.8safety
Walstein
1,595 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.7safety
Muziekland I
1,085 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.7safety
Friesegracht Zuid
690 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.4safety
Broekland
1,180 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.4safety
Veldkamp
1,290 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.1safety
Groene Zoom
270 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.0safety
Vogelwaard
1,185 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.9safety
Hierden De Duinen
770 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.9safety
Stadsdennen Noord
2,395 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.9safety
Hierden De Biest
340 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.7safety
De Wittenhagen Zuid
1,380 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.7safety
Scheepswaard
940 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.7safety
Stadsdennen Oost
980 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.6safety
Sonnevanck
260 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.5safety
Hierden Glindweg
230 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.4safety
Strokel
585 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.1safety
Hierden De Enk
490 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.1safety
De Akker
1,205 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.9safety
Slingerbos Noord
810 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.4safety
Bedrijvenpark Sypel
A residential area despite the name: 130 residents, mostly rental homes.
130 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 326.1safety
Friesegracht Noord
835 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.0safety
De Kades
375 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.6safety
Zeebuurt West
795 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.5safety
Weidewaard
1,500 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.2safety
Sypel Oost
185 residents
87 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.8safety
Drielanden Centrum
1,255 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.6safety
Nachthok
100 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 394.6safety
Hierden Mheenlanden
200 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.4safety
Stadsdennen Midden
1,985 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.1safety
Zeebuurt Oost
1,465 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 423.9safety
Drift
520 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 433.5safety
Tinnegieter
1,125 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.5safety
Hanzewaard
575 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 453.4safety
Harderwijkerbos
150 residents
89 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 463.3safety
Binnenstad Noord
1,340 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 473.2safety
Sypel West
450 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.1safety
Slingerbos Zuid
560 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 493.0safety
Binnenstad Zuid
1,090 residents
68 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 502.9safety
Weiburg
145 residents
179 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 Harderhout I at the top?
Harderhout I scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Harderwijk 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.