The safest neighbourhoods in Heumen
9.4Number 1 · safetyOverasseltThe safest neighbourhood in Heumen is Overasselt (9.4), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Heumen: 6 in the centre, 6 in the west and 1 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 9 of the 14 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 14 neighbourhoods in Heumen with a safety grade, 2 reach a 7.0 or higher. Heumen as a whole comes out at a 6.6, 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 Heumen lives, there are 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 15 in Overasselt to 55 in Kluis.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Heumen
Number 1
Overasselt
1,790 residents
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- 29.0safety
Verspreide huizen Malden
1,490 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 36.9safety
Malden-West
3,420 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.6safety
Verspreide huizen Overasseltse Uiterwaarden
395 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.6safety
Molenhoek
275 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.2safety
Broekkant en Droge
130 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.0safety
Malden-Oost
6,080 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.7safety
Verspreide huizen Heumen
565 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.6safety
Verspreide huizen Worsum
205 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.1safety
Nederasselt
735 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.0safety
Heumen
1,060 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 124.8safety
Verspreide huizen Overasseltse Broek
115 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 134.6safety
Verspreide huizen Valenberg en Heide
195 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.9safety
Kluis
170 residents
55 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 Overasselt at the top?
Overasselt scores a 9.4 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Heumen 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.