The safest neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland
9.8Number 1 · safetyNieuwerkerkThe safest neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland is Nieuwerkerk (9.8), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Schouwen-Duiveland: 10 in the centre, 6 in the east and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 16 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 40 neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland with a safety grade, 19 reach a 7.0 or higher. Schouwen-Duiveland as a whole comes out at a 7.4, 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 Schouwen-Duiveland lives, there are 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Oosterland to 59 in Verspreide huizen Scharendijke.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland
Number 1
Nieuwerkerk
2,405 residents
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- 29.7safety
Haamstede
1,995 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.5safety
Oosterland
2,045 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Verspreide huizen Kerkwerve
425 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Zonnemaire
600 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.1safety
Dreischor
760 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.1safety
Kerkwerve
555 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.8safety
Noordgouwe
345 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.5safety
Burgh
715 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.5safety
Kloosterweg en omgeving
525 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.2safety
Bruinisse
3,090 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.0safety
Sirjansland
260 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.9safety
Brouwershaven
1,200 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.8safety
Verspreide huizen Nieuwerkerk
350 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.8safety
Kaaskenswater
1,060 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.4safety
Noordwelle
200 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.4safety
Verspreide huizen Bruinisse
315 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.0safety
Zierikzee binnen de vesten
3,470 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.0safety
Serooskerke
215 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.9safety
Verspreide huizen Dreischor
195 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.9safety
Scharendijke
1,095 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.7safety
Zuidhoek
130 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 236.5safety
Ouwerkerk
445 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.4safety
Poortambacht
4,595 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.3safety
Nieuw-Haamstede
390 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.1safety
Verspreide huizen Ouwerkerk
145 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.0safety
Verspreide huizen Oosterland
310 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.9safety
Ellemeet
255 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.8safety
Westenschouwen
210 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.5safety
Verspreide huizen in het Kleigebied
180 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.3safety
Schuddebeurs
345 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.3safety
Renesse
1,080 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 334.9safety
Hogeweg
120 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.7safety
Verspreide huizen in het Noorden en Westen
1,035 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.2safety
Oude Moolweg en Laone
295 residents
53 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.1safety
Recreatiegebied
420 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.9safety
Malta
1,550 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.8safety
Verspreide huizen Zonnemaire
150 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.6safety
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Ellemeet
100 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.3safety
Verspreide huizen Scharendijke
205 residents
59 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 Nieuwerkerk at the top?
Nieuwerkerk scores a 9.8 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland 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.