The safest neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas
10.0Number 1 · safetyMeerloThe safest neighbourhood in Horst aan de Maas is Meerlo (10.0), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Horst aan de Maas: 9 in the centre, 7 in the east and 5 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 13 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 43 neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas with a safety grade, 24 reach a 7.0 or higher. Horst aan de Maas as a whole comes out at a 7.1, 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 Horst aan de Maas lives, there are 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Meerlo to 66 in Horst-Centrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Horst aan de Maas
Number 1
Meerlo
1,640 residents
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- 29.9safety
Lottum
1,175 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Swolgen
830 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
America
1,085 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.7safety
Verspreide huizen Lottum
820 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.4safety
Kronenberg
645 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.4safety
Tienray
1,140 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.3safety
Melderslo
1,180 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Meterik
715 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.2safety
De Comert
525 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.8safety
Broekhuizenvorst
880 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.8safety
Stuksbeemden
1,625 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.6safety
Reuvelt
795 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.5safety
Tuinhaversveld
915 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.4safety
Weisterbeek
665 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.1safety
De Afhang
1,955 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.8safety
Berkelsbroek
700 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.7safety
Middelreuvelt
1,140 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.6safety
Verspreide huizen America
1,180 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.5safety
Verspreide huizen Kronenberg
480 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.4safety
De Riet
545 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.2safety
Molenveld
2,625 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.1safety
Sevenum
5,025 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.0safety
Verspreide huizen Melderslo
995 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.9safety
Hegelsom
1,160 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.8safety
Nieuwstraat
755 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.7safety
Broekhuizen
620 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.1safety
De Risselt
1,200 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.9safety
Verspreide huizen Meterik
985 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.5safety
Kappellerhof
345 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.3safety
Verspreide huizen Meerlo
285 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.3safety
Griendtsveen
475 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.1safety
Grubbenvorst-Centrum
1,075 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.1safety
Verspreide huizen Swolgen
440 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.0safety
Verspreide huizen Tienray
265 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.3safety
Verspreide huizen Horst
1,185 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.2safety
Verspreide huizen Broekhuizenvorst
375 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.1safety
Verspreide huizen Broekhuizen
200 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.9safety
Verspreide huizen Grubbenvorst
475 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.8safety
Verspreide huizen Evertsoord
190 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 412.9safety
Verspreide huizen Sevenum
1,915 residents
63 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 422.8safety
Verspreide huizen Hegelsom
1,050 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 432.6safety
Horst-Centrum
1,830 residents
66 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 Meerlo at the top?
Meerlo scores a 10.0 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Horst aan de Maas 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.