The safest neighbourhoods in Kaag en Braassem
10.0Number 1 · safetyOude WeteringThe safest neighbourhood in Kaag en Braassem is Oude Wetering (10.0), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Kaag en Braassem: 7 in the centre, 6 in the west and 3 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 21 has 1,210 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 21 neighbourhoods in Kaag en Braassem with a safety grade, 14 reach a 7.0 or higher. Kaag en Braassem as a whole comes out at a 8.2, 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 Kaag en Braassem lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Verspreide huizen West to 55 in Overige verspreide huizen.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Kaag en Braassem
Number 1
Oude Wetering
2,825 residents
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- 210.0safety
Verspreide huizen West
1,735 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Hoogmade
1,430 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Roelofarendsveen
5,200 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.1safety
Rijnsaterwoude
1,210 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.0safety
Oud Ade en Zevenhuizen
600 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.8safety
Woubrugge
1,155 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.8safety
Kaag
390 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.2safety
Rijpwetering
1,610 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.8safety
Woubrugge-West
1,800 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.7safety
Nieuwe Wetering
690 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.5safety
Tuinbouwgebied
1,580 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.0safety
Uitbreiding West
1,375 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.0safety
Roelofarendsveen-Noord
3,765 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.9safety
Leimuiden
1,250 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.3safety
Verspreide huizen Oudendijkse polder
615 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.5safety
Bilderdam
110 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.4safety
Overige verspreide huizen
295 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.0safety
Vriezekoop
175 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.4safety
Burgemeesterswijk
1,005 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.2safety
Overige verspreide huizen
190 residents
55 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 Oude Wetering at the top?
Oude Wetering scores a 10.0 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Kaag en Braassem 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.