The safest neighbourhoods in Wageningen
9.9Number 1 · safetyHaarwegThe safest neighbourhood in Wageningen is Haarweg (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Wageningen: 9 in the centre, 9 in the west and 3 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,225 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 33 neighbourhoods in Wageningen with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Wageningen 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 Wageningen lives, there are 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in De Weiden to 57 in Wageningse Berg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Wageningen
Number 1
Haarweg
1,395 residents
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- 29.6safety
Kortenoord-West
1,295 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.5safety
De Blauwe Bergen en de Bongerd
1,750 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.2safety
Rietveldbuurt
1,155 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.9safety
De Hooilanden
2,160 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.8safety
Kortenoord-Oost
1,980 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.8safety
Wageningen-Hoog
1,225 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.3safety
Rustenburg
730 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.5safety
Bovenbuurt
2,970 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.4safety
Mondriaanbuurt
1,055 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.2safety
De Weiden
1,785 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.0safety
Benedenbuurt
2,590 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.9safety
Wageningen Campus en Droevendaal
800 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.8safety
Roghorst
745 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.6safety
Marijkebuurt
740 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.5safety
Business & Science Park
315 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.5safety
Boomgaarden
915 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.4safety
Nude-buurt
2,425 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.3safety
Hamelakkers
930 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.1safety
De Buurt-West
2,595 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.9safety
De Buurt-Oost
2,580 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.7safety
Veluvia
1,320 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.5safety
Het Binnenveld
135 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.2safety
Tarthorst
1,220 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.0safety
Oude Nude
320 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.8safety
Uiterwaarden
105 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.8safety
Pomona
535 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.3safety
De Dreijen
600 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.4safety
De Eng
510 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.4safety
Haverlanden
1,390 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 312.8safety
Binnenstad
3,410 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.6safety
Wageningse Berg
865 residents
57 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 Haarweg at the top?
Haarweg scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Wageningen 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.