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The safest neighbourhoods in Tholen

9.8Number 1 · safetyPoortvliet

The safest neighbourhood in Tholen is Poortvliet (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Tholen: 5 in the north, 5 in the west and 3 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 9 of the 17 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Tholen with a safety grade, 8 reach a 7.0 or higher. Tholen as a whole comes out at a 7.5, 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 Tholen lives, there are 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Sint-Annaland to 36 in Verspreide huizen Tholen.

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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Tholen

Number 1

Poortvliet

1,350 residents

13 crimes per 1,000 people present
9.8safety

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  1. 2

    Verspreide huizen Poortvliet

    445 residents

    16 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.5safety
  2. 3

    Stavenisse

    1,535 residents

    15 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.4safety
  3. 4

    Sint-Annaland

    3,895 residents

    11 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.4safety
  4. 5

    Scherpenisse

    1,660 residents

    14 crimes per 1,000 people present

    9.3safety
  5. 6

    Anna Jacobapolder

    235 residents

    21 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.7safety
  6. 7

    Tholen

    8,125 residents

    16 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.6safety
  7. 8

    Verspreide huizen Sint-Annaland

    195 residents

    21 crimes per 1,000 people present

    7.4safety
  8. 9

    Verspreide huizen Scherpenisse

    190 residents

    25 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.6safety
  9. 10

    Verspreide huizen Sint-Maartensdijk

    405 residents

    30 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.3safety

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  1. 11

    Oud-Vossemeer

    2,435 residents

    17 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.2safety
  2. 12

    Sint-Maartensdijk

    3,185 residents

    19 crimes per 1,000 people present

    6.0safety
  3. 13

    Sint Philipsland

    2,120 residents

    17 crimes per 1,000 people present

    5.4safety
  4. 14

    Verspreide huizen Stavenisse

    175 residents

    30 crimes per 1,000 people present

    4.7safety
  5. 15

    Verspreide huizen Sint Philipsland

    325 residents

    29 crimes per 1,000 people present

    4.1safety
  6. 16

    Verspreide huizen Tholen

    375 residents

    36 crimes per 1,000 people present

    3.5safety
  7. 17

    Verspreide huizen Oud-Vossemeer

    295 residents

    29 crimes per 1,000 people present

    3.5safety

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 Poortvliet at the top?

Poortvliet scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Tholen 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.

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