The safest neighbourhoods in Roermond
9.6Number 1 · safetyOolder VesteThe safest neighbourhood in Roermond is Oolder Veste (9.6), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Roermond: 9 in the centre, 6 in the north and 5 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,505 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Roermond with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Roermond as a whole comes out at a 4.9, 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 Roermond lives, there are 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Oolder Veste to 368 in Willem-Alexander.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Roermond
Number 1
Oolder Veste
2,690 residents
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- 29.3safety
Herten
3,310 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.0safety
Martin Giessen-Bosstraat
2,675 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.6safety
Merum
2,135 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.4safety
Heide
575 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.2safety
Kapel-Muggenbroek
2,190 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.1safety
Asenray
945 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.7safety
Boukoul
1,005 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.0safety
Groenekruisgebied
2,500 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.8safety
Roer-Zuid
2,035 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.6safety
Swalmen-Centrum
1,505 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.2safety
Asenray buitengebied
270 residents
109 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.2safety
Vliegeniersbuurt
1,005 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.1safety
Voorstad
1,950 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 155.0safety
Asselt
165 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.8safety
Leeuwen
1,095 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.7safety
Hoogvonderen
3,255 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.5safety
Ool
290 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.4safety
Kitskensberg
795 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.0safety
Verspreide huizen Swalmen
435 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.9safety
Kitskensdal
700 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.8safety
Kern Maasniel
3,750 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.8safety
De Wijher en omgeving
710 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.5safety
Tegelarijeveld-Broekhin
2,220 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.5safety
De Kemp
2,370 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.3safety
Willem-Alexander
200 residents
368 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 273.2safety
Sterrenberg
2,115 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.2safety
Maasplassen
115 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.0safety
Roerzicht
1,330 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.7safety
Kastelenbuurt
2,010 residents
67 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.7safety
Binnenstad
6,100 residents
89 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.7safety
Componistenbuurt
2,115 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.6safety
Vrijveld
2,020 residents
73 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 342.6safety
Roermondse Veld
4,405 residents
57 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 Oolder Veste at the top?
Oolder Veste scores a 9.6 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Roermond 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.