The safest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam
7.4Number 1 · safetyPernisThe safest neighbourhood in Rotterdam is Pernis (7.4), with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Rotterdam: 20 of the 25 in the centre. These are sizeable areas: the middle one has 6,140 residents. Of the 77 neighbourhoods in Rotterdam with a safety grade, 2 reach a 7.0 or higher. Rotterdam as a whole comes out at a 3.4, 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 Rotterdam lives, there are 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 18 in Pernis to 229 in CS-Kwartier.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam
Number 1
Pernis
4,915 residents
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- 27.3safety
Schieveen
340 residents
53 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 36.9safety
Heijplaat
1,945 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.4safety
Nesselande
13,070 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.2safety
Rozenburg
12,565 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 65.9safety
Noordereiland
3,560 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 75.0safety
Bergpolder
8,050 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 84.9safety
Nieuwe Werk
3,240 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 94.5safety
Kop van Zuid - Entrepot
8,950 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 104.4safety
Molenlaankwartier
8,230 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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- 114.4safety
Hillegersberg Zuid
8,440 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 124.4safety
Schiemond
6,140 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 134.2safety
Delfshaven
7,215 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.2safety
Kralingseveer
1,670 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.2safety
Kralingen Oost
8,595 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.1safety
Kop van Zuid
2,745 residents
72 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.0safety
Landzicht
370 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 183.9safety
Beverwaard
11,820 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 193.9safety
's-Gravenland
8,260 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.8safety
Struisenburg
5,970 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.8safety
Hillesluis
12,185 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.8safety
Katendrecht
7,225 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.7safety
CS-Kwartier
3,040 residents
229 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.7safety
Terbregge
3,325 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.7safety
Wielewaal
1,470 residents
89 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.6safety
Feijenoord
7,830 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.5safety
Hoogvliet Zuid
23,805 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.5safety
Nieuw Crooswijk
4,200 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.4safety
Pendrecht
12,745 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.4safety
Hillegersberg Noord
7,850 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.4safety
Afrikaanderwijk
8,640 residents
63 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.4safety
Dorp
7,920 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.4safety
Overschie
6,685 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.4safety
Ommoord
26,105 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.4safety
Strand en Duin
2,560 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.3safety
Blijdorp
10,255 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.3safety
Hoogvliet Noord
12,605 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.3safety
Prinsenland
10,400 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.3safety
Lombardijen
15,565 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.3safety
Zevenkamp
15,870 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 413.3safety
Oud Charlois
13,860 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 423.3safety
Tussendijken
7,370 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 433.3safety
Zestienhoven
4,800 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.1safety
Kleinpolder
8,445 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 453.1safety
Kralingen West
15,925 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 463.1safety
Nieuwe Westen
19,385 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 473.0safety
Bloemhof
13,740 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.0safety
Oud IJsselmonde
6,285 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 493.0safety
Bospolder
7,565 residents
65 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.0safety
Het Lage Land
11,405 residents
46 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 Pernis at the top?
Pernis scores a 7.4 on this list, with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Rotterdam 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.