The safest neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen
10.0Number 1 · safetyNieuwlande kernThe safest neighbourhood in Hoogeveen is Nieuwlande kern (10.0), with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hoogeveen: 7 in the west, 6 in the centre and 6 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 16 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 3.1 times as high. Of the 43 neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen with a safety grade, 20 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hoogeveen as a whole comes out at a 5.6, 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 Hoogeveen lives, there are 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 8 in Nieuwlande kern to 66 in Noord.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen
Number 1
Nieuwlande kern
1,345 residents
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- 29.4safety
Pesse kern
1,150 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Erflanden
3,545 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.3safety
Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord
480 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.9safety
Verspreide huizen Stuifzand
330 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.8safety
Tiendeveen kern
375 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.7safety
Kinholt
870 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.6safety
Stuifzand kern
370 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.4safety
Zuideropgaande Nieuw Moscou
635 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.2safety
Verspreide huizen Elim-Zuid
635 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.1safety
Fluitenberg kern
500 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.0safety
Schutlanden-Oost
975 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.9safety
Elim Kern
1,540 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.7safety
Schutlanden-West
1,365 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.5safety
Verspreide huizen Tiendeveen
290 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.5safety
Schoonvelde-West
1,720 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.4safety
Industriegebied Buitenvaart
265 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 187.1safety
Trasselt
1,650 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.0safety
Verspreide huizen Hollandscheveld-West
280 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.0safety
Verspreide huizen Noordscheschut
520 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.5safety
Nieuweroord kern
500 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.3safety
Verspreide huizen Alteveer
180 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.9safety
Kattouw
1,140 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.8safety
Schoonvelde-Oost
1,330 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.8safety
Verspreide huizen Fluitenberg
105 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.6safety
Noordscheschut kern
1,615 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.5safety
Hollandscheveld kern
3,660 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.4safety
Wolfsbos
4,255 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.3safety
Verspreide huizen Hollandscheveld-Oost
620 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.2safety
Krakeel
5,055 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.1safety
Verspreide huizen Pesse-Zuid
240 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 324.0safety
Verspreide huizen Pesse-Oost
460 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.8safety
Zuid
6,195 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.6safety
Grittenhof
840 residents
57 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.6safety
Steenbergerweiden
960 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.3safety
Verspreide huizen Elim-Noord
190 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.2safety
Venesluis
1,835 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.1safety
Noord
1,530 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.0safety
Oost
2,710 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 402.9safety
West
2,050 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 412.7safety
Bentinckspark
695 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 422.6safety
Centrum
1,425 residents
64 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 Nieuwlande kern at the top?
Nieuwlande kern scores a 10.0 on this list, with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hoogeveen 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.