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The safest neighbourhoods in Nieuwkoop

9.9Number 1 · safetyKorteraar

The safest neighbourhood in Nieuwkoop is Korteraar (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Nieuwkoop: 6 in the east, 5 in the centre and 5 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 22 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 24 neighbourhoods in Nieuwkoop with a safety grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nieuwkoop as a whole comes out at a 7.7, 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 Nieuwkoop lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Korteraar to 42 in Ter Aar Buitengebied.

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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Nieuwkoop

Number 1

Korteraar

680 residents

13 crimes per 1,000 people present
9.9safety

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  1. 2

    Schoterveld

    2,360 residents

    15 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.1safety
  2. 3

    Aardam West

    3,910 residents

    17 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.0safety
  3. 4

    De Kuil

    950 residents

    13 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.0safety
  4. 5

    Nieuwkoop Lintbebouwing

    1,665 residents

    19 crimes per 1,000 people present

    8.9safety
  5. 6

    Zevenhoven

    1,595 residents

    14 crimes per 1,000 people present

    8.8safety
  6. 7

    Aardam Oost

    655 residents

    18 crimes per 1,000 people present

    8.7safety
  7. 8

    Langeraar

    2,120 residents

    15 crimes per 1,000 people present

    8.4safety
  8. 9

    Langeraar Lintbebouwing

    720 residents

    17 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.6safety
  9. 10

    Woerdense Verlaat

    635 residents

    21 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.4safety

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  1. 11

    Nieuwkoop

    7,405 residents

    16 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.2safety
  2. 12

    Noordeinde

    675 residents

    19 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.2safety
  3. 13

    Noorden Lintbebouwing

    775 residents

    20 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.2safety
  4. 14

    Noordse Buurt

    200 residents

    23 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.1safety
  5. 15

    Zevenhoven Buitengebied Oost

    180 residents

    29 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.8safety
  6. 16

    Achttienhoven

    165 residents

    23 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.4safety
  7. 17

    Vrouwenakker

    135 residents

    26 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.0safety
  8. 18

    Papenveer

    1,195 residents

    23 crimes per 1,000 people present

    5.9safety
  9. 19

    Nieuwveen Buitengebied Oost

    155 residents

    35 crimes per 1,000 people present

    5.6safety
  10. 20

    Nieuwveen

    1,325 residents

    27 crimes per 1,000 people present

    4.8safety
  11. 21

    Nieuwveens Jaagpad

    425 residents

    25 crimes per 1,000 people present

    4.4safety
  12. 22

    Ter Aar Buitengebied

    380 residents

    42 crimes per 1,000 people present

    3.1safety

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 Korteraar at the top?

Korteraar scores a 9.9 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nieuwkoop 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.

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