The safest neighbourhoods in Pijnacker-Nootdorp
9.8Number 1 · safetyAckerswoudeThe safest neighbourhood in Pijnacker-Nootdorp is Ackerswoude (9.8), with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Pijnacker-Nootdorp: 8 in the south, 6 in the north and 6 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,885 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.9 times as high. Of the 31 neighbourhoods in Pijnacker-Nootdorp with a safety grade, 18 reach a 7.0 or higher. Pijnacker-Nootdorp 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 Pijnacker-Nootdorp lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 8 in Ackerswoude to 71 in Noordpolder Pijnacker.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Pijnacker-Nootdorp
Number 1
Ackerswoude
3,485 residents
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- 29.8safety
Achter het Raadhuis
4,275 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Oud-Delfgauw
2,065 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.3safety
Klapwijk
3,800 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
’s-Gravenhout
1,770 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.2safety
Vrouwtjeslant / Nieuweveen
2,890 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.2safety
Emerald Zuid
1,885 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.2safety
Koningshof
2,370 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.0safety
De Venen Centrum
3,200 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.0safety
De Venen Oost
1,740 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.9safety
Pijnacker Oost
720 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.6safety
Tolhek
3,015 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.5safety
Keijzershof Boszoom
2,350 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.9safety
Zuidpolder Oude Leede
955 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.8safety
Emerald Centrum
3,015 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.8safety
Emerald Noord
1,390 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.7safety
Tuindershof
980 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.6safety
De Venen / Craeyenburch
2,100 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.6safety
Keijzershof Eilanden
830 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.3safety
Noordpolder Delfgauw
215 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.9safety
Pijnacker Noord
4,010 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.8safety
Buitengebied Nootdorp
570 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.6safety
Tolhek Centrumlijn
575 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.4safety
Zuidpolder Delfgauw
300 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.2safety
De Scheg
345 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.1safety
Keijzershof Erven
2,305 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.7safety
Noordpolder Pijnacker
230 residents
71 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.1safety
Nootdorp CentrumWest
2,090 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 292.9safety
Pijnacker-Centrum/Dorp
4,230 residents
47 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 Ackerswoude at the top?
Ackerswoude scores a 9.8 on this list, with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Pijnacker-Nootdorp 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.