The safest neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
8.2Number 1 · safetyHoogzandveld-WestThe safest neighbourhood in Nieuwegein is Hoogzandveld-West (8.2), with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Nieuwegein: 10 in the south, 7 in the north and 6 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,250 residents. Of the 34 neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nieuwegein as a whole comes out at a 5.0, 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 Nieuwegein lives, there are 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 18 in Hoogzandveld-West to 137 in Stadscentrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
Number 1
Hoogzandveld-West
1,340 residents
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- 28.0safety
Driften-Zuid
1,635 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 37.9safety
Vesten
1,740 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.9safety
Doorslag-Noord
2,295 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.8safety
Hoven-West
2,995 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.3safety
Nieuw Vreeswijk
1,045 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.2safety
Zandveld
2,365 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.9safety
Wijkersloot-West
1,640 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.8safety
Hagen
2,720 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.3safety
Gaarden
2,765 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.2safety
Blokhoeve
1,785 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.8safety
Doorslag-Zuidwest
2,290 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.6safety
Hoven-Oost
2,365 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.5safety
Hoogzandveld-Oost
1,675 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.8safety
Graven en Gravinnen
1,685 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.6safety
Jutphaas
2,245 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.6safety
Lekboulevard
1,680 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.2safety
Rijnhuizen
2,250 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.2safety
Doorslag-Oost
1,435 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.1safety
Buitenweides
2,660 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.8safety
Schansen
3,175 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.6safety
Vreeswijk
2,310 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.5safety
Zuilenstein-Zuid
2,480 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.5safety
Zuilenstein-Noord
2,865 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.5safety
Binnenweides
1,850 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.3safety
Huis de Geer
705 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 272.9safety
Burgen
2,930 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.9safety
Driften-Noord
2,205 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 292.8safety
Wijkersloot-Oost
2,515 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.8safety
Merwestein
1,650 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.7safety
Plettenburg
605 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.6safety
Stadscentrum
2,320 residents
137 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 Hoogzandveld-West at the top?
Hoogzandveld-West scores a 8.2 on this list, with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nieuwegein 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.