The safest neighbourhoods in Schagen

The safest neighbourhood in Schagen is Hoep-Noord (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Schagen: 7 in the south, 6 in the north and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the fewest crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 63 neighbourhoods in Schagen with a safety grade, 28 reach a 7.0 or higher.

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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.

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 Hoep-Noord at the top?

Hoep-Noord scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Schagen 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.

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