The safest neighbourhoods in Maassluis
9.8Number 1 · safetyHet BalkonThe safest neighbourhood in Maassluis is Het Balkon (9.8), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Maassluis: 5 in the centre, 5 in the east and 3 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 17 has 2,120 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 18 neighbourhoods in Maassluis with a safety grade, 6 reach a 7.0 or higher. Maassluis as a whole comes out at a 5.9, 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 Maassluis lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Het Balkon to 60 in Koningshoek.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Maassluis
Number 1
Het Balkon
2,335 residents
View this neighbourhood →
- 28.4safety
Wilgenrijk
1,995 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.3safety
Burgemeesterswijk
2,965 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.1safety
Steendijkpolder Zuid
2,665 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.1safety
Vogelbuurt
3,620 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.0safety
Steendijkpolder Noord
2,195 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 75.9safety
Bloemenbuurt
845 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.5safety
Bomendal
2,120 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.2safety
Sluispolder West
1,665 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 104.9safety
Componistenbuurt
2,085 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
▸Show the full list (7 more neighbourhoods)
- 114.6safety
Sluispolder Oost
3,360 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 124.6safety
Binnenstad
1,165 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 134.6safety
Koningshoek
1,855 residents
60 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.4safety
Zuidbuurt
125 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.6safety
Kapelpolder
1,360 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 163.6safety
Vertobuurt
2,830 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 173.3safety
Taanschuurpolder
3,125 residents
36 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 Het Balkon at the top?
Het Balkon scores a 9.8 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Maassluis 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.