The safest neighbourhoods in Nijmegen
8.5Number 1 · safetyOosterhoutThe safest neighbourhood in Nijmegen is Oosterhout (8.5), with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Nijmegen: 8 in the centre, 6 in the east and 6 in the south. These are sizeable areas: the middle one has 4,415 residents. Of the 40 neighbourhoods in Nijmegen with a safety grade, 5 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nijmegen 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 Nijmegen lives, there are 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 16 in Oosterhout to 166 in Stadscentrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Nijmegen
Number 1
Oosterhout
6,310 residents
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- 28.5safety
Aldenhof
2,495 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.0safety
Weezenhof
3,545 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.0safety
Lent
15,975 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.0safety
Ressen
4,095 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.8safety
't Acker
5,400 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.6safety
Brakkenstein
4,025 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.4safety
Malvert
2,430 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.0safety
Kwakkenberg
1,470 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.5safety
Galgenveld
7,090 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.5safety
Wolfskuil
6,215 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.5safety
Lankforst
2,045 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.2safety
Biezen
9,845 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.2safety
Heseveld
6,130 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 155.0safety
Altrade
6,470 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 165.0safety
Grootstal
5,510 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.9safety
Hazenkamp
5,305 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.9safety
Bottendaal
4,945 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.8safety
St. Anna
3,555 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.8safety
Haven- en industrieterrein
A residential area despite the name: 685 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
685 residents
92 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 214.7safety
Hengstdal
6,970 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.5safety
't Broek
3,590 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.4safety
Ooyse Schependom
270 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.4safety
Hunnerberg
4,415 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.3safety
Groenewoud
3,650 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.2safety
De Kamp
5,335 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.1safety
Tolhuis
3,625 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.8safety
Neerbosch-West
160 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.8safety
Hees
3,140 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.8safety
Nije Veld
5,520 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.7safety
Hatertse Hei
4,145 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.5safety
Neerbosch-Oost
7,515 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.2safety
Meijhorst
3,410 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.2safety
Hatert
10,160 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.2safety
Staddijk
230 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 362.9safety
Heijendaal
2,415 residents
79 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 372.9safety
Benedenstad
2,685 residents
78 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 382.8safety
Zwanenveld
4,720 residents
77 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 392.7safety
Stadscentrum
10,275 residents
166 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 402.6safety
Goffert
3,210 residents
88 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 Oosterhout at the top?
Oosterhout scores a 8.5 on this list, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nijmegen 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.