The safest neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
10.0Number 1 · safetyTechumThe safest neighbourhood in Leeuwarden is Techum (10.0), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Leeuwarden: 11 in the centre, 6 in the south and 4 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,045 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.7 times as high. Of the 97 neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden with a safety grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. Leeuwarden as a whole comes out at a 5.5, 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 Leeuwarden lives, there are 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Blitsaerd to 41 in Oranjewijk.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden
Number 1
Techum
1,950 residents
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- 29.9safety
De Klamp
1,080 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
Zuiderburen
5,430 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.8safety
Wiarda
1,035 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.7safety
Wirdum
1,045 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.5safety
Weidum
460 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.4safety
Wergea
1,745 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.4safety
Jirnsum
1,295 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Blitsaerd
1,285 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.1safety
Stiens
7,530 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.9safety
Wytgaard
475 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.5safety
Havankpark
370 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.0safety
Goutum
3,435 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.9safety
Vogelwijk
1,455 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.9safety
Britsum
885 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.9safety
Hijum
390 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.8safety
Jorwert
220 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.7safety
Hilaard
225 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.7safety
Warten
775 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.5safety
Baard
200 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.2safety
Camminghaburen-Zuid
2,705 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.8safety
Easterlittens
375 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.8safety
Gerard Dou
1,280 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.8safety
Buitengebied Wytgaard
150 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.7safety
Westeinde
3,840 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.7safety
Transvaalwijk
985 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.6safety
Mantgum
1,030 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.6safety
Bloemenbuurt
1,350 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.5safety
Lekkum
395 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.4safety
Buitengebied Grou
215 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.3safety
Buitengebied Hempens
140 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.3safety
Bears
130 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.0safety
Camminghaburen-Midden
3,615 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.0safety
Buitengebied Stiens
250 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.9safety
Snakkerburen
195 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.9safety
Grou
5,560 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.9safety
Oranjewijk
1,270 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.8safety
Húns
105 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.8safety
Vossepark
3,725 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 405.7safety
Huizum-Dorp
1,015 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 415.5safety
Buitengebied Wergea
120 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 425.1safety
Aldlân-Oost
3,630 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 435.1safety
Reduzum
985 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 445.0safety
Hempens/Teerns
155 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 455.0safety
Camminghaburen-Noord
4,040 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 465.0safety
Jelsum
160 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.9safety
Feinsum
115 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 484.8safety
Alde Leie
235 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.7safety
Aldlân-West
1,940 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 504.6safety
Buitengebied Wirdum
100 residents
41 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 Techum at the top?
Techum scores a 10.0 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leeuwarden 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.