The safest neighbourhoods in Urk
10.0Number 1 · safetyDe StaartThe safest neighbourhood in Urk is De Staart (10.0), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Urk: 4 in the west, 2 in the east and 1 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 8 has 1,955 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.8 times as high. Of the 10 neighbourhoods in Urk with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Urk as a whole comes out at a 9.1, 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 Urk lives, there are 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in De Staart to 28 in Buitengebied.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 8 safest neighbourhoods in Urk
Number 1
De Staart
5,835 residents
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- 29.8safety
Urkerhard
4,220 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
De Reede
1,690 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Urkerland
2,040 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
De Top
4,500 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.5safety
Urk-Noord
1,175 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 75.0safety
Urk-Kom
1,955 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 84.8safety
Buitengebied
140 residents
28 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 De Staart at the top?
De Staart scores a 10.0 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Urk 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.