The safest neighbourhoods in Maastricht
9.3Number 1 · safetyOud-CabergThe safest neighbourhood in Maastricht is Oud-Caberg (9.3), with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Maastricht: 8 in the west, 7 in the centre and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,670 residents. Of the 39 neighbourhoods in Maastricht with a safety grade, 2 reach a 7.0 or higher. Maastricht as a whole comes out at a 4.6, 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 Maastricht lives, there are 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 18 in Oud-Caberg to 198 in Binnenstad.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Maastricht
Number 1
Oud-Caberg
1,940 residents
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- 27.5safety
Belfort
2,555 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 36.9safety
Kommelkwartier
2,885 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.9safety
Borgharen
1,705 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.7safety
Amby
6,540 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.6safety
Villapark
3,160 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.6safety
Wolder
1,450 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.4safety
Itteren
920 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.4safety
Campagne
1,280 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.3safety
Biesland
1,970 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.9safety
De Heeg
5,860 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.9safety
Malpertuis
2,185 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.5safety
Daalhof
6,370 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.1safety
Heugem
4,300 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 155.1safety
Heer
7,270 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 165.0safety
Sint Pieter
135 residents
52 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 174.7safety
Randwyck
3,220 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.7safety
Heugemerveld
2,840 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.4safety
Scharn
6,875 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.3safety
Dousberg-Hazendans
1,855 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.3safety
Limmel
2,670 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.3safety
Mariaberg
4,940 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.2safety
Vroendaal
1,045 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.0safety
Malberg
5,355 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.9safety
Sint Maartenspoort
2,170 residents
74 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.8safety
Jekerdal
1,215 residents
83 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.5safety
Wyckerpoort
4,070 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.5safety
Brusselsepoort
5,235 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.4safety
Frontenkwartier
475 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.3safety
Boschpoort
1,590 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.2safety
Jekerkwartier
1,675 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.0safety
Wyck
5,650 residents
61 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.0safety
Binnenstad
2,325 residents
198 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.0safety
Wittevrouwenveld
6,055 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.0safety
Caberg
3,295 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 362.9safety
Nazareth
3,145 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 372.8safety
Pottenberg
2,280 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 382.8safety
Statenkwartier
4,895 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 392.7safety
Boschstraatkwartier
1,980 residents
86 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 Oud-Caberg at the top?
Oud-Caberg scores a 9.3 on this list, with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Maastricht 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.