The safest neighbourhoods in Utrecht
9.3Number 1 · safetyVleuterweide-ZuidThe safest neighbourhood in Utrecht is Vleuterweide-Zuid (9.3), with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Utrecht: 12 in the east, 10 in the west and 3 in the centre. These are sizeable areas: the middle one has 4,560 residents. Of the 106 neighbourhoods in Utrecht with a safety grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Utrecht as a whole comes out at a 4.8, 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 Utrecht lives, there are 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 15 in Vleuterweide-West to 66 in Schepenbuurt, Cartesiusweg e.o..
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Utrecht
Number 1
Vleuterweide-Zuid
5,000 residents
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- 29.2safety
Het Zand-West
6,925 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.1safety
Veldhuizen
9,225 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.9safety
Rijnvliet
2,850 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.9safety
Hoge Weide
3,920 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Langerak
4,560 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.1safety
Vleuterweide-West
6,000 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.1safety
Vleuten
8,740 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.9safety
Buiten Wittevrouwen
4,735 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.7safety
Wittevrouwen
6,615 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.6safety
Tuinwijk-West
2,305 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.4safety
Parkwijk-Noord
3,350 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.4safety
Huizingalaan, K. Doormanlaan en omgeving
1,175 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.3safety
De Meern-Noord
6,015 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.2safety
Dichterswijk
5,760 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.2safety
Schildersbuurt
3,505 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.2safety
Oog in Al
4,105 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.1safety
Bokkenbuurt
960 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.9safety
Oudwijk
4,950 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.9safety
Wilhelminapark en omgeving
2,655 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.9safety
Tuindorp en Van Lieflandlaan-West
6,605 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.8safety
De Meern-Zuid
6,545 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.8safety
Tuinwijk-Oost
2,775 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.8safety
Watervogelbuurt
2,260 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.6safety
Zeeheldenbuurt, Hengeveldstraat en omgeving
3,305 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.6safety
Vogelenbuurt
3,990 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.6safety
Oud Hoograven-Zuid
2,515 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.5safety
Máximapark
990 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.5safety
Nieuw Engeland, Th. a. Kempisplantsoen en omgeving
5,545 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.3safety
Leeuwesteyn
3,280 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.3safety
Schepenbuurt, Cartesiusweg e.o.
1,875 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.1safety
Haarzuilens en omgeving
605 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.1safety
Rivierenwijk
9,155 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.1safety
Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt
1,970 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.0safety
Grauwaart
1,815 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 365.0safety
Vechtzoom-noord, Klopvaart
3,280 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.0safety
Geuzenwijk
3,925 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.0safety
Julianapark en omgeving
2,865 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 394.9safety
Oud Hoograven-Noord
3,165 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.6safety
Rijnsweerd
3,015 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.6safety
Lunetten-Noord
4,385 residents
56 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.5safety
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder
5,195 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.4safety
Tigrisdreef en omgeving
4,550 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 444.3safety
Abstede, Tolsteegsingel e.o.
2,125 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 454.3safety
Pijlsweerd-Noord
2,130 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 464.3safety
Elinkwijk en omgeving
4,340 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.2safety
Parkwijk-Zuid
3,765 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 484.1safety
Lombok-West
4,935 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.1safety
Utrecht Science Park
3,365 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 504.1safety
Vleuterweide-Noord/Oost/Centrum
7,555 residents
36 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 Vleuterweide-Zuid at the top?
Vleuterweide-Zuid scores a 9.3 on this list, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Utrecht 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.