The safest neighbourhoods in Veldhoven
9.8Number 1 · safetyVerspreide huizen ZittardThe safest neighbourhood in Veldhoven is Verspreide huizen Zittard (9.8), with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Veldhoven: 5 in the centre, 5 in the west and 3 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 17 has 2,785 residents. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Veldhoven with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Veldhoven 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 Veldhoven lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Oerle to 66 in Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van de E3-weg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Veldhoven
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Zittard
1,965 residents
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- 29.3safety
De Kelen
3,925 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.2safety
Oerle
2,905 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.4safety
Verspreide huizen Scherpenering en Landsaard
1,105 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.3safety
Heikant-West
3,725 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.3safety
Zeelst
5,330 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.7safety
Heikant-Oost
2,530 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.4safety
De Polders
2,665 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.4safety
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2,785 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.3safety
Zandoerle
115 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.2safety
Meerveldhoven
2,545 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.1safety
Zonderwijk
3,495 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.3safety
D'Ekker
4,140 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.1safety
Verspreide huizen Groote Aard en Vliet
270 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 153.8safety
Cobbeek en Centrum
4,035 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 163.7safety
Veldhoven
5,480 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 172.6safety
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van de E3-weg
600 residents
66 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 Verspreide huizen Zittard at the top?
Verspreide huizen Zittard scores a 9.8 on this list, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Veldhoven 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.