The safest neighbourhoods in Uitgeest
8.7Number 1 · safetyWaldijkThe safest neighbourhood in Uitgeest is Waldijk (8.7), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Uitgeest: 2 in the east, 2 in the south and 1 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 5 has 2,395 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 6 neighbourhoods in Uitgeest with a safety grade, 4 reach a 7.0 or higher. Uitgeest as a whole comes out at a 7.2, 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 Uitgeest lives, there are 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Waldijk to 77 in Buitengebied.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 5 safest neighbourhoods in Uitgeest
Number 1
Waldijk
2,330 residents
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- 27.2safety
De Kleis
2,395 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 37.1safety
Oude Dorp
4,485 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 46.6safety
De Koog
3,620 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 53.9safety
Buitengebied
390 residents
77 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 Waldijk at the top?
Waldijk scores a 8.7 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Uitgeest 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.