The safest neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
9.8Number 1 · safetyAnjumThe safest neighbourhood in Noardeast-Fryslân is Anjum (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Noardeast-Fryslân: 10 in the east, 7 in the centre and 4 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 19 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 64 neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân with a safety grade, 29 reach a 7.0 or higher. Noardeast-Fryslân as a whole comes out at a 6.9, 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 Noardeast-Fryslân lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Dokkum Kooilanden to 35 in Verspreide huizen Birdaard.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Noardeast-Fryslân
Number 1
Anjum
895 residents
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- 29.5safety
Birdaard
1,035 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.5safety
Dokkum Weeshuislanden
1,235 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.2safety
Dokkum Kooilanden
1,375 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Metslawier
830 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.9safety
Burum
540 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.8safety
Westergeest
515 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.7safety
Hallum
2,280 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.7safety
Triemen
330 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.5safety
Oosternijkerk
795 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.5safety
Engwierum
460 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.5safety
Munnekezijl
400 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.3safety
Lioessens
325 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.2safety
Niawier
315 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.2safety
Ee
590 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.2safety
Oudwoude
640 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.1safety
Kollumerpomp
315 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.1safety
Verspreide huizen Blija
230 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.9safety
De Trije Terpen
780 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.8safety
Verspreide huizen Ternaard
260 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.7safety
Verspreide huizen Kollum
330 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.6safety
Kollumerzwaag
2,800 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.5safety
Hantum
295 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.3safety
Verspreide huizen Hallum
365 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.2safety
Kollum
5,490 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.2safety
Dokkum Hoedemakerspolder
1,160 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.1safety
Verspreide huizen Oudwoude
190 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.1safety
Moddergat
210 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.1safety
Holwerd
1,470 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.8safety
Brantgum
210 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.8safety
Paesens
175 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.7safety
Verspreide huizen Marrum-Westernijkerk
205 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 336.6safety
Raard
215 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 346.6safety
Dokkum Fonteinslanden
1,795 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 356.5safety
Reitsum
130 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.4safety
Aalsum
110 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 376.4safety
Warfstermolen
125 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 386.3safety
Zwagerbosch
550 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 396.3safety
Nes
310 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 406.3safety
Dokkum De Woudhorne
445 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 416.2safety
Morra
175 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.0safety
Blija
615 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 436.0safety
Verspreide huizen Oosternijkerk
105 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 446.0safety
Verspreide huizen Hantumhuizen
110 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 456.0safety
Wanswerd
125 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 465.9safety
Ternaard
1,065 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 475.8safety
Marrum
1,205 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 485.8safety
Hantumhuizen
110 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 495.7safety
Oostrum
120 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 505.6safety
Verspreide huizen Birdaard
115 residents
35 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 Anjum at the top?
Anjum scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Noardeast-Fryslân 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.