The safest neighbourhoods in Hilversum
9.9Number 1 · safetyHilversumse MeentThe safest neighbourhood in Hilversum is Hilversumse Meent (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Hilversum: 16 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,625 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Hilversum with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hilversum as a whole comes out at a 6.2, 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 Hilversum lives, there are 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Hilversumse Meent to 121 in Centrum.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hilversum
Number 1
Hilversumse Meent
4,180 residents
View this neighbourhood →
- 29.2safety
Zeeheldenkwartier
4,290 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.8safety
Staatsliedenkwartier
3,505 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.3safety
Anna's Hoeve
1,310 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.1safety
Zeverijn
1,690 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.9safety
Astronomische Buurt
6,385 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.7safety
Schrijverskwartier
2,225 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.6safety
Johannes Geradtswegbuurt
2,165 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.4safety
Het Rode Dorp
1,495 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.4safety
Bloemenkwartier Noord
3,025 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
▸Show the full list (24 more neighbourhoods)
- 117.1safety
't Hoogt van 't Kruis
1,535 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.1safety
Trompenberg-Zuid
815 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.9safety
Boomberg
3,190 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.7safety
Liebergen
5,145 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.5safety
Kerkelanden
6,025 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.4safety
Schilderskwartier
3,990 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.2safety
West-Indiëkwartier
265 residents
113 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.1safety
Geuzenbuurt
2,625 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.6safety
Raadhuiskwartier
1,700 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.6safety
Havenstraatbuurt
3,050 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.5safety
Bloemenkwartier Zuid
4,605 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.3safety
Kleine Driftbuurt
4,265 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.0safety
Sint Vitusbuurt
1,675 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.9safety
Landelijk Gebied 95
375 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.6safety
Electrobuurt
2,610 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.5safety
Erfgooiersbuurt
1,615 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.3safety
Villaparken
1,295 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.2safety
Landelijk Gebied 93
475 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 294.2safety
Noord
7,575 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.9safety
Van Riebeeckkwartier
3,625 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.7safety
Arenaparkkwartier
1,060 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.5safety
Trompenberg-Noord
670 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.9safety
Langgewenstbuurt
1,720 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 342.6safety
Centrum
3,880 residents
121 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 Hilversumse Meent at the top?
Hilversumse Meent scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hilversum 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.