The safest neighbourhoods in Steenbergen
9.2Number 1 · safetyWestelijke poldersThe safest neighbourhood in Steenbergen is Westelijke polders (9.2), with 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Steenbergen: 5 in the centre, 5 in the west and 3 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 10 of the 17 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Steenbergen with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Steenbergen as a whole comes out at a 5.6, 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 Steenbergen lives, there are 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 14 in Welberg to 69 in Verspreide huizen in het Oosten.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Steenbergen
Number 1
Westelijke polders
695 residents
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- 29.2safety
Kruisland
1,855 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.1safety
Het Oudland
295 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.7safety
Kruislandse polders
580 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.4safety
Nieuw-Vossemeer
1,995 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.4safety
Verspreide huizen waaronder Pelsendijk en Rolaf
295 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.1safety
Welberg
1,380 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.9safety
De Heen
405 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.6safety
Steenbergen-Noord
3,020 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.6safety
Dinteloord
5,350 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.5safety
Heense polders
140 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.4safety
Boompjesdijk
100 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 134.4safety
Graaf Hendrik- en Triangelpolder
175 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.9safety
Steenbergen-Zuid
3,845 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.8safety
Verspreide huizen in het Oosten
155 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 163.4safety
Verspreide huizen in het Westen
195 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.9safety
Steenbergen-Centrum
4,045 residents
35 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 Westelijke polders at the top?
Westelijke polders scores a 9.2 on this list, with 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Steenbergen 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.