The safest neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal
9.7Number 1 · safetyVogelwijk en De BorgenThe safest neighbourhood in Stadskanaal is Vogelwijk en De Borgen (9.7), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Stadskanaal: 11 in the centre, 6 in the north and 4 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 27 neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal with a safety grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Stadskanaal as a whole comes out at a 6.6, 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 Stadskanaal lives, there are 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Waterland to 89 in Stadskanaal Centrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal
Number 1
Vogelwijk en De Borgen
2,355 residents
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- 29.6safety
Waterland
1,210 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.5safety
Mussel
970 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.8safety
Onstwedde
1,945 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Onstwedde Buitengebied Zuid
610 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Stadskanaal Noord
900 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.5safety
De Hagen
1,215 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.4safety
Industriegebied Vleddermond
365 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 98.2safety
Dideldom
325 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.8safety
Musselkanaal Zuid
1,165 residents
20 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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- 117.6safety
Stadskanaal Noord Landskant
970 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.6safety
Alteveer
920 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.6safety
Onstwedde Buitengebied Noord
250 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.6safety
Alteveer Buitengebied
255 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.1safety
Vledderveen
285 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.0safety
Musselkanaal Noord
1,630 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.9safety
Musselkanaal Centrum
3,630 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.8safety
Kopstukken
135 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.5safety
Holte
130 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.2safety
Parkwijk
2,600 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.1safety
Ceresdorp
930 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.4safety
Maarsveld
2,770 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.3safety
Stadskanaal Noord Centrum
1,550 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.2safety
Maarsstee
1,205 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.8safety
Mussel Buitengebied
135 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.7safety
Stadskanaal Centrum
1,485 residents
89 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.7safety
Maarswold
2,110 residents
29 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 Vogelwijk en De Borgen at the top?
Vogelwijk en De Borgen scores a 9.7 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Stadskanaal 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.