The safest neighbourhoods in Utrechtse Heuvelrug
9.5Number 1 · safetyDriebergen-WestThe safest neighbourhood in Utrechtse Heuvelrug is Driebergen-West (9.5), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Utrechtse Heuvelrug: 9 in the centre, 8 in the west and 6 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,435 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 27 neighbourhoods in Utrechtse Heuvelrug with a safety grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Utrechtse Heuvelrug as a whole comes out at a 7.8, 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 Utrechtse Heuvelrug lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Driebergen-Oost en Zuid to 43 in Doorn - Hydepark-Moleneind.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Number 1
Driebergen-West
2,565 residents
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- 29.3safety
Maarsbergen-Dorp
970 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Doorn-Zuidoost
1,920 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.0safety
Amerongen-Dorp
5,165 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.0safety
Driebergen-Oost en Zuid
3,030 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.7safety
Doorn - Boswijk
940 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.5safety
Driebergen-Noord
2,120 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.4safety
Maarsbergen - De Meent
235 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.4safety
Doorn - Moersbergen-Tuilland
265 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.3safety
Maarn-Dorp
4,300 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.2safety
Driebergen-Zuidwest
5,335 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.2safety
Overberg
1,435 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.1safety
Doorn-Noordwest
2,055 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.9safety
Leersum - Ginkel
255 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.7safety
Leersum-Dorp
6,705 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.0safety
Driebergen-Centrum
3,430 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.8safety
Leersum - Darthuizen-Zuylestein
310 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.3safety
Ameronger Bovenpolder-uiterwaarden
280 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.2safety
Doorn-Centrum
3,570 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.0safety
Maarn - Maarsbergen - Bosgebied
455 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.0safety
Driebergerbroek-Sterkenburg
350 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.0safety
Driebergen - De Horst-De Akker
180 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.5safety
Leersum - Hoogstraat
515 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.6safety
Doorn-Zuid
1,405 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.6safety
Driebergen-Noordwest
2,045 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.1safety
Maarsbergen-Valkenheide
220 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 272.8safety
Doorn - Hydepark-Moleneind
505 residents
43 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 Driebergen-West at the top?
Driebergen-West scores a 9.5 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Utrechtse Heuvelrug 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.