The safest neighbourhoods in Leiderdorp
9.8Number 1 · safetyBuitenhof-Midden-WestThe safest neighbourhood in Leiderdorp is Buitenhof-Midden-West (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Leiderdorp: 5 in the centre, 4 in the north and 4 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 18 has 1,420 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 18 neighbourhoods in Leiderdorp with a safety grade, 10 reach a 7.0 or higher. Leiderdorp as a whole comes out at a 7.5, 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 Leiderdorp lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Buitenhof-Midden-West to 71 in Buitengebied.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Leiderdorp
Number 1
Buitenhof-Midden-West
3,200 residents
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- 29.2safety
Leyhof
2,405 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.1safety
Binnenhof
1,420 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.0safety
Oranjewijk
1,740 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.8safety
Voorhof
2,890 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.8safety
Driegatenbrug
400 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.1safety
Doeskwartier
840 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.1safety
De Vogelwijk
2,100 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.0safety
't Heerlijk Recht
395 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.0safety
Kerkwijk
2,025 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.7safety
Ouderzorg
3,505 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.6safety
Buitenhof-Oost-Zuid
1,995 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.0safety
Schansen en Dreven
2,160 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.7safety
De Baanderij
210 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 154.7safety
Zijlkwartier
825 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.4safety
Buitengebied
350 residents
71 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 173.9safety
Elisabethhof
350 residents
55 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 183.1safety
Winkelhof
870 residents
64 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 Buitenhof-Midden-West at the top?
Buitenhof-Midden-West scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leiderdorp 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.