The safest neighbourhoods in Hulst
9.9Number 1 · safetyKern HeikantThe safest neighbourhood in Hulst is Kern Heikant (9.9), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hulst: 8 in the centre, 8 in the north and 5 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 39 neighbourhoods in Hulst with a safety grade, 20 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hulst 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 Hulst lives, there are 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 14 in Kern Heikant to 65 in Absdaalseweg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hulst
Number 1
Kern Heikant
1,155 residents
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- 29.5safety
Polderken
1,530 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Puienput
1,185 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Groote Kreek
1,040 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Buitengebied Hengstdijk
370 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.5safety
Kern Lamswaarde
480 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.5safety
Buitengebied Kloosterzande
305 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.4safety
Zoetevaart
1,350 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.2safety
Nassau
760 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.2safety
Durpe
790 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.2safety
Walhoek
1,090 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.0safety
Goukensberg
1,450 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.0safety
Groenendijk
760 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.5safety
Buitengebied Graauw
245 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.5safety
Dullaert
1,420 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.2safety
Molenstraat
900 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.1safety
Kern Graauw
590 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.1safety
Kern Hengstdijk
310 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.0safety
Kern Nieuw Namen
795 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.0safety
Linie
1,610 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.3safety
Carmel
1,115 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.3safety
Kern Ossenisse
130 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.1safety
Kern Terhole
315 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.1safety
Buitengebied Walsoorden
160 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.0safety
Buitengebied Nieuw Namen
175 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.9safety
Buitengebied Ossenisse
155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.8safety
Kern Kapellebrug
345 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.7safety
Buitengebied Kuitaart
135 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.7safety
Kern Kuitaart
110 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.3safety
Boschkapelle
950 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.2safety
Buitengebied Vogelwaarde
225 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.2safety
Zandewijk
1,210 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.1safety
Buitengebied Terhole
145 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.0safety
Gedelfte
520 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.7safety
Kern Walsoorden
170 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.5safety
Absdaalseweg
305 residents
65 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.3safety
Stoppeldijk
615 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 382.9safety
Binnenstad
1,550 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 392.7safety
Buitengebied Hulst
515 residents
54 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 Kern Heikant at the top?
Kern Heikant scores a 9.9 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hulst 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.