The safest neighbourhoods in Nissewaard
9.8Number 1 · safetyKern ZuidlandThe safest neighbourhood in Nissewaard is Kern Zuidland (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Nissewaard: 12 in the centre, 8 in the west and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,290 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 73 neighbourhoods in Nissewaard with a safety grade, 24 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nissewaard as a whole comes out at a 6.0, 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 Nissewaard lives, there are 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Maaswijk-Noordoost to 66 in Sterrenkwartier-Zuid.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Nissewaard
Number 1
Kern Zuidland
3,020 residents
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- 29.8safety
De Dijk
1,560 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Hekelingen-Dorp
1,860 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Maaswijk-Noordoost
3,040 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Maaswijk-Zuidwest
2,655 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.3safety
Maaswijk-Zuidoost
4,310 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.3safety
Kern Abbenbroek
920 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.0safety
Kerckhoek
1,575 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.9safety
Het Land
1,445 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.9safety
Ravensteijn-West
1,050 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.9safety
Kreken van Nibbeland
1,500 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.8safety
Schenkel-Noordoost
740 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.7safety
Schenkel-Zuidoost
1,075 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.1safety
Beverveen
780 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.1safety
Poldergebied Abbenbroek
345 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.0safety
Schiekamp-Noord
1,290 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.9safety
Kikkerveen
655 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.7safety
Geervliet-Noordoost
1,170 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.5safety
Ottersveen
460 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.4safety
Kern Heenvliet
515 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.4safety
Baarsveen
1,060 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.3safety
Oranjebuurt
795 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.1safety
Snoekenveen
1,450 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.0safety
Vogelenzang-Noord
1,645 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.9safety
Kreken
1,880 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.9safety
Schenkel-Noordwest
675 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.8safety
Karperveen
870 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.7safety
De Haven
960 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 296.7safety
Maaswijktuinen
285 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.1safety
Poldergebied Simonshaven
370 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.1safety
Sterrenkwartier-West
655 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.1safety
Groenewoud-Huur
555 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.8safety
Egel- en Salamanderveen
575 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.8safety
Krekelveen
680 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.4safety
Kern Geervliet
340 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.2safety
Vogelenzang-Zuid
3,915 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.2safety
Gildenwijk-West
805 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.2safety
Bloemendaele
720 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.1safety
Sterrenkwartier-Zuid
500 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.9safety
De Hoek-3
870 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.8safety
De Hoek-1
975 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.7safety
Vogelbuurt
560 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.6safety
De Hoek-4
140 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 444.5safety
Gaarden
2,345 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 454.4safety
Vriesland
2,710 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 464.4safety
Poldergebied Zuidland
195 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.3safety
Centrum-Oost
1,580 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 484.2safety
Poldergebied Heenvliet
145 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.1safety
Voorden
1,330 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 504.1safety
Vierambachten
975 residents
48 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 Kern Zuidland at the top?
Kern Zuidland scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nissewaard 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.