The safest neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
9.9Number 1 · safetyWijsterThe safest neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe is Wijster (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Midden-Drenthe: 7 in the centre, 7 in the north and 6 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 20 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 41 neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe with a safety grade, 20 reach a 7.0 or higher. Midden-Drenthe as a whole comes out at a 7.9, 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 Midden-Drenthe lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Bovensmilde-Centrum to 36 in Verspreide huizen Westerbork.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
Number 1
Wijster
770 residents
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- 29.7safety
Hijken
665 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Nieuw-Balinge
820 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Verspreide huizen Beilen
1,890 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
Bovensmilde-Centrum
2,800 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.5safety
Hooghalen
885 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.1safety
Elp
340 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.0safety
Hoogersmilde-Noord
380 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.0safety
Smilde-Zuid
350 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.9safety
Westerbork
4,510 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.0safety
Smilde-Centrum
3,710 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.9safety
Witteveen
425 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.8safety
Smilde-Noord
290 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.8safety
Zwiggelte
270 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.7safety
Verspreide huizen de Broekstreek
170 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.5safety
Beilen
9,345 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.2safety
Lieving Makkum
210 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.2safety
Mantinge
180 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.1safety
Bovensmilde-Zuid
170 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.1safety
Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte
195 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.6safety
Verspreide huizen Hooghalen
560 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.5safety
Holthe
130 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.4safety
Verspreide huizen Drijber
365 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.4safety
Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde
210 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.3safety
Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord
120 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.2safety
Hoogersmilde-Zuid
130 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.2safety
Spier
180 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.1safety
Verspreide huizen Orvelte
140 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.1safety
Verspreide huizen Hijken
305 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.7safety
Laaghalen
115 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.6safety
Hoogersmilde-Centrum
905 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.6safety
Verspreide huizen Nieuw-Balinge
120 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.5safety
Garminge
105 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.2safety
Verspreide huizen Witteveen
180 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.2safety
Bovensmilde-Noord
175 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.9safety
Oranje
110 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.7safety
Verspreide huizen Spier
205 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.6safety
Verspreide huizen Smilde
180 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 394.5safety
Verspreide huizen Westerbork
215 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.5safety
Verspreide huizen Wijster
330 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 413.4safety
Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde
315 residents
34 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 Wijster at the top?
Wijster scores a 9.9 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe 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.