The safest neighbourhoods in Voorschoten
9.9Number 1 · safetyStarrenburgThe safest neighbourhood in Voorschoten is Starrenburg (9.9), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Voorschoten: 4 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 11 has 2,180 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.7 times as high. Of the 12 neighbourhoods in Voorschoten with a safety grade, 5 reach a 7.0 or higher. Voorschoten as a whole comes out at a 6.9, 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 Voorschoten lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Starrenburg to 66 in Centrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Voorschoten
Number 1
Starrenburg
2,660 residents
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- 29.0safety
Bijdorp
1,565 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.3safety
Bloemenwijk
1,690 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.0safety
Krimwijk
2,180 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.7safety
Nassauwijk
2,225 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 66.6safety
Noord-Hofland
6,075 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 76.0safety
Vlietwijk
3,715 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 85.4safety
Adegeest
2,680 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 95.1safety
Centrum
710 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 104.9safety
Boschgeest
1,645 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
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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 Starrenburg at the top?
Starrenburg scores a 9.9 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Voorschoten 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.