The safest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen
9.4Number 1 · safetyGuttecovenThe safest neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen is Guttecoven (9.4), with 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Sittard-Geleen: 7 in the centre, 7 in the north and 4 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,280 residents. Of the 32 neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Sittard-Geleen as a whole comes out at a 5.1, 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 Sittard-Geleen lives, there are 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Grevenbicht to 99 in Sittard-Centrum.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen
Number 1
Guttecoven
1,230 residents
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- 29.1safety
Grevenbicht
2,280 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.1safety
Obbicht
1,830 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.7safety
Hondsbroek
3,050 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Papenhoven
725 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Einighausen
1,295 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.2safety
Limbricht
2,545 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.8safety
Munstergeleen
4,495 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.6safety
Kollenberg-Park Leyenbroek
3,355 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.5safety
Holtum
1,135 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.3safety
Born
2,425 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.1safety
Kemperkoul
5,840 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.4safety
Overhoven
3,380 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.0safety
Buchten
1,995 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.3safety
Baandert
3,135 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.3safety
Oud-Geleen en Haesselderveld
5,175 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.1safety
Kluis
4,935 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.1safety
Geleen-Zuid
4,730 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.0safety
Sanderbout
1,665 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 203.9safety
Limbrichterveld
5,560 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 213.8safety
Industrieterrein Bergerweg-Rosengarten
A residential area despite the name: 475 residents, mostly rental homes.
475 residents
88 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 223.3safety
Broeksittard
1,370 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.3safety
Graetheide
230 residents
79 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.2safety
Omgeving Watersley
275 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.2safety
Omgeving Schwienswei
120 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.1safety
Ophoven
4,120 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.0safety
Stadbroek
2,675 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.0safety
Geleen-Noord
4,470 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 292.8safety
Lindenheuvel
7,725 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.8safety
Vrangendael
1,940 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.8safety
Geleen-Centrum
4,290 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.5safety
Sittard-Centrum
3,690 residents
99 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 Guttecoven at the top?
Guttecoven scores a 9.4 on this list, with 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen 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.