The safest neighbourhoods in Noordwijk
9.9Number 1 · safetyOffemThe safest neighbourhood in Noordwijk is Offem (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Noordwijk: 17 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,220 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 41 neighbourhoods in Noordwijk with a safety grade, 22 reach a 7.0 or higher. Noordwijk as a whole comes out at a 7.3, 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 Noordwijk lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in De Zilk to 76 in Buitengebied Noordwijk Zuid.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Noordwijk
Number 1
Offem
925 residents
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- 29.9safety
De Zilk
1,980 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Boechorst
1,900 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Dobbelmannduin
545 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.7safety
Mossenest Noord
2,040 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.7safety
Victor Midden
1,525 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.5safety
Beeklaankwartier
1,485 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.3safety
Sancta Maria Noordwijk
405 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Grashoek
945 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.7safety
In den Houte
1,460 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.6safety
Duinpark
1,220 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.6safety
Kern Binnen Noord
2,410 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.4safety
Sancta Maria Noordwijkerhout
310 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.4safety
Zeeburg
2,325 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.3safety
Victor Zuid
965 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.6safety
Auteursbuurt
1,180 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.5safety
Middengebied Zuid
1,050 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.4safety
Kern Binnen Zuid
2,020 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.4safety
Victor Noord
1,240 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.4safety
Guldemond
1,040 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.1safety
Buitengebied De Zilk
425 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.0safety
Boekhorst
540 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.8safety
Mossenest Zuid
875 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.8safety
Zeeheldenbuurt
1,870 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.2safety
Vinkeveld Zuid
1,835 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.0safety
Calorama
475 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.5safety
Noordwijkerhout Centrum
1,700 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.1safety
Middengebied Midden
800 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.0safety
Boerenburg West
1,125 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.9safety
Buitengebied Noordwijkerhout
2,050 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.9safety
Prinsessenbuurt
780 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 324.9safety
Buitengebied Noordwijk Zuid
270 residents
76 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 334.9safety
Vinkeveld Noord
965 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.5safety
Boulevard
595 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.3safety
De Zuid
660 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.3safety
Noordwijkerduin
565 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.9safety
Boerenburg Oost
1,575 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.6safety
Buitengebied Noordwijk Noord
620 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.0safety
Middengebied Noord
160 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 402.7safety
Kern Zee
860 residents
60 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 Offem at the top?
Offem scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Noordwijk 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.