The safest neighbourhoods in Hardinxveld-Giessendam
9.9Number 1 · safetyWielwijk-noordThe safest neighbourhood in Hardinxveld-Giessendam is Wielwijk-noord (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hardinxveld-Giessendam: 7 in the centre, 6 in the east and 2 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 8 of the 15 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 15 neighbourhoods in Hardinxveld-Giessendam with a safety grade, 10 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hardinxveld-Giessendam as a whole comes out at a 8.4, 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 Hardinxveld-Giessendam lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Tienmorgen to 62 in Parallelweg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Number 1
Wielwijk-noord
1,225 residents
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- 29.7safety
Giessendam Over 't Spoor
970 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Tienmorgen
745 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Blauwe Zoom
1,370 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
De Peulen-Oost
3,020 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.1safety
BH oost
1,345 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.6safety
BH west
1,830 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.9safety
Giessendam-West
3,500 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.8safety
Wielwijk-zuid
2,585 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.3safety
Rvierdijk oost
500 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.4safety
Rivierdijk west
360 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.1safety
Bedrijventerrein Langeveer
A residential area despite the name: 200 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
200 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 135.1safety
De Sluisweg
465 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.4safety
Parallelweg
355 residents
62 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.1safety
Centrum
360 residents
42 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 Wielwijk-noord at the top?
Wielwijk-noord scores a 9.9 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hardinxveld-Giessendam 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.