The safest neighbourhoods in Vlissingen
8.8Number 1 · safetyPaauwenburg WestThe safest neighbourhood in Vlissingen is Paauwenburg West (8.8), with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Vlissingen: 7 in the centre, 7 in the east and 7 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,280 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.6 times as high. Of the 33 neighbourhoods in Vlissingen with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Vlissingen as a whole comes out at a 5.0, 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 Vlissingen lives, there are 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 15 in Paauwenburg West to 68 in Oude Binnenstad.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Vlissingen
Number 1
Paauwenburg West
2,030 residents
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- 28.5safety
Ritthem
395 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.5safety
Lammerenburg
1,080 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.0safety
Zeewijksingel
1,275 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.0safety
Molenweg e.o.
1,700 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.0safety
Rosenburg
1,660 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.1safety
Schoonenburg - Groot Abeele
2,105 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.9safety
Vredehof Noord
470 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 96.6safety
Paauwenburg Zuidoost
1,635 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 105.6safety
Papegaaienburg - Hofwijk
1,075 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.5safety
Westerzicht
1,580 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.3safety
Souburg-Noord
530 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.2safety
Bonedijkestraat e.o.
2,300 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 145.2safety
Het Fort e.o.
680 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.9safety
West-Souburg
2,240 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.7safety
Bloemenlaan e.o. West
1,280 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.7safety
Scheldekwartier
1,225 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.6safety
Schoonenburg
955 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.5safety
Kern Oost-Souburg West
2,105 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.4safety
Vredehof Zuid
1,110 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.1safety
Bloemenlaan e.o. Oost
1,930 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.9safety
Bossenburgh - Weyevliet
2,110 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.4safety
Landelijk gebied Lammerenburg
160 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.4safety
Paauwenburg Noordoost
1,485 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 253.2safety
Boulevards Bankert en Evertsen
725 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 263.1safety
Kern Oost-Souburg Oost
1,610 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 272.9safety
Hercules Segherslaan e.o.
2,070 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.7safety
Baskensburg Zuid
160 residents
67 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 292.7safety
Oude Binnenstad
3,855 residents
68 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 302.6safety
Stadhuisplein e.o.
740 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.6safety
Scheldestraat e.o.
2,735 residents
53 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 Paauwenburg West at the top?
Paauwenburg West scores a 8.8 on this list, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Vlissingen 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.