The safest neighbourhoods in Heusden
9.9Number 1 · safetyHerptThe safest neighbourhood in Heusden is Herpt (9.9), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Heusden: 6 in the north, 4 in the west and 3 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 16 has 2,590 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 16 neighbourhoods in Heusden with a safety grade, 10 reach a 7.0 or higher. Heusden as a whole comes out at a 7.3, 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 Heusden lives, there are 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Haarsteeg to 42 in Centrum Drunen.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Heusden
Number 1
Herpt
825 residents
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- 29.6safety
Braken-West
2,740 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.0safety
Braken-Oost
3,245 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Elshout
1,855 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.8safety
Nieuwkuijk
2,210 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.8safety
Hedikhuizen
275 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.3safety
Haarsteeg
2,590 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.2safety
Venne-West
5,445 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.0safety
Vijfhoeven
7,200 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.8safety
Venne-Oost
6,200 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.9safety
Heusden
1,290 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.6safety
Heesbeen
185 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.6safety
Vliedberg
4,595 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.5safety
Vlijmen-Dorp
4,230 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.4safety
Centrum Drunen
700 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 163.3safety
Oudheusden
2,695 residents
34 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 Herpt at the top?
Herpt scores a 9.9 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Heusden 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.