The safest neighbourhoods in Kapelle
7.1Number 1 · safetySchoreThe safest neighbourhood in Kapelle is Schore (7.1), with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Kapelle: 2 in the north, 1 in the centre and 1 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 3 of the 5 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 5 neighbourhoods in Kapelle with a safety grade, 1 reaches a 7.0 or higher. Kapelle as a whole comes out at a 6.1, 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 Kapelle lives, there are 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 18 in Kapelle to 44 in Verspreide huizen Kapelle.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 5 safest neighbourhoods in Kapelle
Number 1
Schore
440 residents
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- 26.5safety
Wemeldinge
2,955 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 36.1safety
Kapelle
8,890 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 44.4safety
Verspreide huizen Wemeldinge
115 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 53.1safety
Verspreide huizen Kapelle
570 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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 Schore at the top?
Schore scores a 7.1 on this list, with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Kapelle 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.