The safest neighbourhoods in Texel
9.9Number 1 · safetyOosterendThe safest neighbourhood in Texel is Oosterend (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Texel: 4 in the centre, 3 in the north and 3 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 9 of the 12 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 12 neighbourhoods in Texel with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Texel as a whole comes out at a 8.0, 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 Texel lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Oosterend to 44 in Verspreide huizen De Koog en het Duingebied.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Texel
Number 1
Oosterend
940 residents
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- 29.8safety
Oudeschild
1,305 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Den Hoorn
415 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Den Burg
6,790 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.2safety
De Cocksdorp
545 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.1safety
Verspreide huizen De Kuil, Hoornder Nieuwland
320 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.0safety
Verspreide huizen Op Het Oude Land
960 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.6safety
Verspreide huizen in de polder Het Noorden
155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.3safety
De Waal
205 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.1safety
Verspreide huizen in de polders Eierland en Eendracht
635 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
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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 Oosterend at the top?
Oosterend scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Texel 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.