The safest neighbourhoods in Heerenveen
10.0Number 1 · safetyAldeboarnThe safest neighbourhood in Heerenveen is Aldeboarn (10.0), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Heerenveen: 13 in the centre, 6 in the east and 5 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 30 neighbourhoods in Heerenveen with a safety grade, 19 reach a 7.0 or higher. Heerenveen as a whole comes out at a 6.9, 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 Heerenveen lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Skoatterwald to 96 in Centrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Heerenveen
Number 1
Aldeboarn
1,505 residents
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- 29.9safety
De Heide
1,390 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Mildam
665 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.8safety
Nieuwehorne
1,485 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.8safety
Skoatterwald
5,325 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.7safety
Hoornsterzwaag
815 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.6safety
De Knipe
1,340 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.5safety
Nes
975 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.2safety
Oudehorne
825 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.0safety
Luinjeberd
420 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.9safety
Jubbega
3,230 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.8safety
Haskerdijken
370 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.7safety
Oranjewoud
1,585 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.3safety
Terband
250 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.2safety
Katlijk
600 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.0safety
Tjalleberd
840 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.0safety
Akkrum
3,275 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.8safety
Bontebok
410 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.2safety
Nieuwebrug
210 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.9safety
Gersloot-polder
185 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.5safety
Nieuweschoot
170 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 226.5safety
Nijehaske
3,135 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.7safety
Noord
3,945 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.5safety
De Greiden
7,345 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.5safety
Het meer
445 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 265.0safety
Gersloot
105 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.0safety
De Akkers
2,485 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.9safety
Oudeschoot
1,470 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.1safety
Midden
3,750 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.5safety
Centrum
3,255 residents
96 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 Aldeboarn at the top?
Aldeboarn scores a 10.0 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Heerenveen 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.