The safest neighbourhoods in Katwijk
10.0Number 1 · safetyRijnsoever-MiddenThe safest neighbourhood in Katwijk is Rijnsoever-Midden (10.0), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Katwijk: 6 in the centre, 6 in the south and 5 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,860 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Katwijk with a safety grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. Katwijk as a whole comes out at a 7.6, 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 Katwijk lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Kleipetten to 59 in De Mient en Kooltuin.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Katwijk
Number 1
Rijnsoever-Midden
2,745 residents
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- 29.8safety
't Joght
1,860 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
De Horn
1,765 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.8safety
't Duyfrak
2,515 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
De Hoek
2,455 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.6safety
Dorp
1,750 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.5safety
Kleipetten
2,680 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.4safety
Rijnsoever-West
1,890 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.4safety
De Noord
3,560 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.4safety
Zuid
2,640 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.0safety
Zanderij
3,220 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.9safety
Hoornes-Oost
1,990 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.8safety
Rijnsoever-Oost
2,170 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.6safety
Frederiksoord-Zuid
1,700 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.3safety
Dorp
2,795 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.1safety
Cleijn Duin
1,200 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.6safety
Rijnsoever-Noord
1,335 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.5safety
Noord-Oost
1,710 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.4safety
't Sandt
760 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.3safety
Rijnsburg-Noord
1,205 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.1safety
Zuid-Oost
960 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.7safety
Westerhaghe
1,585 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.3safety
Molenwijk
2,255 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.9safety
Koestal
1,500 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.9safety
Zuid-West
600 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.7safety
Kamphuizerpolder
235 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 275.6safety
Witte Hek
2,035 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.6safety
Midden
3,445 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.4safety
Frederiksoord-Noord
2,745 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.1safety
Centrum-Noord
1,275 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.0safety
Centrum
1,135 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.9safety
Overduin
1,700 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.8safety
Hoornes-West
3,215 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.2safety
De Mient en Kooltuin
390 residents
59 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 352.9safety
Centrum
1,860 residents
45 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 Rijnsoever-Midden at the top?
Rijnsoever-Midden scores a 10.0 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Katwijk 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.