The safest neighbourhoods in Hilvarenbeek
9.2Number 1 · safetyVerspreide huizen HaghorstThe safest neighbourhood in Hilvarenbeek is Verspreide huizen Haghorst (9.2), with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hilvarenbeek: 4 in the east, 3 in the south and 2 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 9 of the 11 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 11 neighbourhoods in Hilvarenbeek with a safety grade, 5 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hilvarenbeek as a whole comes out at a 7.0, 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 Hilvarenbeek lives, there are 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Biest-Houtakker to 211 in Verspreide huizen Hilvarenbeek.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hilvarenbeek
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Haghorst
350 residents
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- 28.6safety
Biest-Houtakker
815 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.2safety
Haghorst
560 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.1safety
Diessen
3,035 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.9safety
Esbeek
880 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.7safety
Hilvarenbeek
8,180 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.5safety
Verspreide huizen Biest-Houtakker
225 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.4safety
Verspreide huizen Baarschot
710 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.3safety
Verspreide huizen Esbeek
415 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.1safety
Baarschot
285 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
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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 Verspreide huizen Haghorst at the top?
Verspreide huizen Haghorst scores a 9.2 on this list, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hilvarenbeek 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.