The safest neighbourhoods in Veenendaal
9.8Number 1 · safetyDragonder OostThe safest neighbourhood in Veenendaal is Dragonder Oost (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Veenendaal: 6 in the centre, 6 in the east and 5 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,600 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 32 neighbourhoods in Veenendaal with a safety grade, 20 reach a 7.0 or higher. Veenendaal as a whole comes out at a 7.4, 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 Veenendaal lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Schepenbuurt to 86 in Stationswijk.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Veenendaal
Number 1
Dragonder Oost
2,250 residents
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- 29.7safety
De Pol
2,045 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Gezonken Hoek
2,485 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Petenbos Oost
2,600 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
Meesterweide
1,055 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.6safety
Schepenbuurt
3,605 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.6safety
Veenderij
3,440 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.4safety
Petenbos
3,475 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.4safety
Gelderse Blom
1,605 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.8safety
Buurtstede
3,360 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.4safety
Salamander
770 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.4safety
Dichtersbuurt
2,615 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.0safety
Componistenbuurt
2,485 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.0safety
Pioniersbuurt
3,275 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.9safety
Dragonder Zuid
3,090 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.8safety
Dragonder Noord
4,730 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.0safety
Het Ambacht
1,535 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.8safety
't Hoorntje
3,160 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.8safety
Franse Gat
5,790 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.1safety
Vogelbuurt
2,905 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.7safety
Engelenburg
4,075 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.1safety
Stationswijk
695 residents
86 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 234.1safety
Molenbrug
2,495 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.9safety
Schrijverswijk
1,840 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.3safety
Achterkerk
1,330 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.0safety
De Compagnie Oost
180 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 272.9safety
Spitsbergen
635 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.8safety
Koopcentrum
1,615 residents
74 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 Dragonder Oost at the top?
Dragonder Oost scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Veenendaal 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.