The safest neighbourhoods in Harlingen
9.4Number 1 · safetyDe Spiker en het industrieterrein HermesThe safest neighbourhood in Harlingen is De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes (9.4), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Harlingen: 5 in the centre, 3 in the north and 2 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 7 of the 11 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 11 neighbourhoods in Harlingen with a safety grade, 3 reach a 7.0 or higher. Harlingen as a whole comes out at a 7.7, 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 Harlingen lives, there are 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes to 52 in Verspreide huizen Midlum.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Harlingen
Number 1
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes
A residential area despite the name: 1,830 residents, mostly rental homes.
1,830 residents
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- 29.2safety
Oosterpark
7,405 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.0safety
Wijnaldum
320 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.9safety
Koningsbuurt
370 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.8safety
Verspreide huizen Wijnaldum
165 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.3safety
Verspreide huizen Harlingen
185 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.1safety
Midlum
515 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.4safety
Plan-Zuid
1,050 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.4safety
Binnenstad
3,445 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 104.5safety
Verspreide huizen Midlum
110 residents
52 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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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 Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes at the top?
De Spiker en het industrieterrein Hermes scores a 9.4 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Harlingen 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.