The safest neighbourhoods in Purmerend
9.8Number 1 · safetyZuidoostbeemsterThe safest neighbourhood in Purmerend is Zuidoostbeemster (9.8), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Purmerend: 22 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 3,930 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 29 neighbourhoods in Purmerend with a safety grade, 11 reach a 7.0 or higher. Purmerend as a whole comes out at a 6.7, 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 Purmerend lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Purmer-Zuid/Zuid to 69 in Wagenweg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Purmerend
Number 1
Zuidoostbeemster
4,540 residents
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- 29.7safety
Amerika
4,525 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Europa
5,505 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.0safety
Azië
3,930 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.8safety
Purmer-Zuid/Zuid
6,950 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Afrika
5,370 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.6safety
Gors-Zuid
3,910 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.5safety
Westbeemster
775 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.2safety
Gors-Noord
6,015 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.2safety
De Graeffweg en omgeving
4,920 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.0safety
Overwhere-Noord
5,790 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.6safety
Zuiderpolder
2,310 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.6safety
Middenbeemster
5,810 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.2safety
Maten- en Zuivelbuurt
2,600 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.2safety
Golfterrein en verspreide bebouwing
450 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.1safety
Noordbeemster
605 residents
55 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.1safety
Dwarsgouw
175 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.0safety
Purmer-Zuid/Noord
5,125 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.8safety
Hazepolder
415 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.4safety
Wheermolen-West
2,545 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.3safety
Molenkoog
1,315 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.3safety
Werktuigenbuurt
2,305 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.6safety
Wheermolen-Oost
5,340 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.6safety
Overlanderstraat en omgeving
4,330 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.2safety
Binnenstad
1,995 residents
68 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.2safety
Overwhere-Zuid
6,300 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 272.9safety
Wagenweg
980 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.7safety
Stationsbuurt
795 residents
39 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 Zuidoostbeemster at the top?
Zuidoostbeemster scores a 9.8 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Purmerend 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.