The safest neighbourhoods in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
9.6Number 1 · safetyDe SandelingThe safest neighbourhood in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is De Sandeling (9.6), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht: 3 in the north, 2 in the centre and 2 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 9 has 3,360 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 10 neighbourhoods in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht with a safety grade, 5 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht 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 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht lives, there are 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in De Sandeling to 54 in Sandelingen-Ambacht.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 9 safest neighbourhoods in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Number 1
De Sandeling
1,285 residents
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- 28.7safety
Krommeweg-Zuid
3,745 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.5safety
Volgerlanden-Oost
5,270 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.9safety
Kruiswiel
3,350 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.0safety
Krommeweg-Noord
2,585 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 65.8safety
Volgerlanden-West
7,585 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 75.7safety
Oostendam
3,360 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.6safety
Dorp
4,835 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 94.4safety
Sandelingen-Ambacht
265 residents
54 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 De Sandeling at the top?
De Sandeling scores a 9.6 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht 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.