The safest neighbourhoods in Helmond
10.0Number 1 · safetyStepekolkThe safest neighbourhood in Helmond is Stepekolk (10.0), with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Helmond: 10 in the west, 7 in the east and 3 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 3,280 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.3 times as high. Of the 39 neighbourhoods in Helmond with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Helmond as a whole comes out at a 5.8, 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 Helmond lives, there are 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Stepekolk to 163 in Stationsgebied.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Helmond
Number 1
Stepekolk
4,000 residents
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- 29.9safety
Kern Dierdonk
4,715 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.6safety
Brand
1,425 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.3safety
Schutsboom
3,330 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.8safety
Stiphout-Dorp
5,000 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.7safety
De Veste
3,015 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.4safety
Zwanenbeemd
1,550 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.5safety
Akkers
3,615 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.2safety
Geeneind
370 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.2safety
Brouwhuis-Dorp
3,530 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.1safety
Rijpelberg-Oost
3,280 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.8safety
Brouwhuis-Oost
2,535 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.8safety
Kroon
2,475 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.3safety
Eeuwsels
3,875 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.0safety
Rijpelberg-West
4,805 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 165.4safety
Kranenbroek
115 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.0safety
Gansenwinkel
1,350 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.9safety
Binderen
4,425 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.5safety
Vossenberg
3,285 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.4safety
Houtsdonk
745 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.4safety
West
3,985 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.4safety
Overbrug
135 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.2safety
Kloostereind
125 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.0safety
't Hout-Centrum
3,680 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.8safety
Brouwhuis-West
2,700 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.6safety
Bloemvelden
3,990 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.5safety
Leonardus
2,395 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.2safety
Heipoort
4,055 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.1safety
Steenweg en omgeving
1,205 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.0safety
Brouwhorst
250 residents
114 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.9safety
Oranjebuurt
1,375 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.8safety
Beisterveldse Broek
2,475 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.7safety
Beisterveld
2,455 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 342.7safety
Stationsgebied
1,165 residents
163 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 352.6safety
Annabuurt en Suytkade
2,005 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 362.6safety
Straakven
2,975 residents
53 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 372.5safety
Centrum
3,345 residents
112 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 Stepekolk at the top?
Stepekolk scores a 10.0 on this list, with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Helmond 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.