The safest neighbourhoods in Uithoorn
9.2Number 1 · safetyMeerwijkThe safest neighbourhood in Uithoorn is Meerwijk (9.2), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Uithoorn: 6 of the 9 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 9 has 3,275 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 11 neighbourhoods in Uithoorn with a safety grade, 4 reach a 7.0 or higher. Uithoorn as a whole comes out at a 6.7, 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 Uithoorn lives, there are 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Meerwijk to 63 in Dorpscentrumcentrum.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 9 safest neighbourhoods in Uithoorn
Number 1
Meerwijk
3,780 residents
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- 28.7safety
Meerwijk
5,535 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.6safety
Legmeer
8,605 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.2safety
Glastuinbouwgebied
280 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 54.4safety
Zijdelwaard
7,705 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 64.0safety
Veenweidegebied
110 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 73.6safety
Thamerdal
3,275 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 83.3safety
Langs de Vuurlinie
620 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 93.0safety
Dorpscentrumcentrum
1,615 residents
63 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.
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 Meerwijk at the top?
Meerwijk scores a 9.2 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Uithoorn 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.