The safest neighbourhoods in West Betuwe
10.0Number 1 · safetyAsperen Oude KernThe safest neighbourhood in West Betuwe is Asperen Oude Kern (10.0), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across West Betuwe: 8 in the east, 8 in the west and 7 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,140 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 62 neighbourhoods in West Betuwe with a safety grade, 35 reach a 7.0 or higher. West Betuwe as a whole comes out at a 7.9, 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 West Betuwe lives, there are 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Vuren to 44 in Rumpt e.o..
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in West Betuwe
Number 1
Asperen Oude Kern
1,135 residents
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- 29.9safety
Rhenoy
760 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
Ophemert
1,405 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.9safety
Meteren - De Plantage
2,350 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.8safety
Vuren
1,955 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.8safety
Opijnen
1,140 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.7safety
Geldermalsen Oost
2,050 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.4safety
Herwijnen
2,295 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.4safety
Deil
1,835 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.3safety
Meteren - Kalenberg
2,360 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.1safety
Est
425 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.1safety
Uitbreiding Heukelum
1,495 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.7safety
Westelijke uitbreiding Asperen
1,855 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.6safety
Varik
985 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.6safety
Tricht e.o.
330 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.6safety
Haaften
2,690 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.5safety
Heukelum Oude Kern
555 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.5safety
Verspreide huizen Heesselt
250 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 198.5safety
Tricht
1,765 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 208.4safety
Verspreide huizen Hellouw
255 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 218.3safety
Verspreide huizen Tuil
545 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 228.3safety
Verspreide huizen Oostzijde
715 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 238.3safety
Waardenburg-West
135 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 248.2safety
Beesd West
1,825 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 258.2safety
Rumpt
535 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.9safety
Buurmalsen
715 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.8safety
Spijk en Boveneind Spijk en Vogelswerf
970 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.8safety
Hellouw
810 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.7safety
Meteren
845 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 307.6safety
Gellicum
270 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 317.5safety
Waardenburg
1,740 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 327.4safety
Enspijk
390 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 337.4safety
Tuil
550 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 347.4safety
Acquoy
385 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 357.3safety
Rhenoy e.o.
155 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 366.9safety
Verspreide huizen Est
145 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 376.6safety
Verspreide huizen Neerijnen
345 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 386.5safety
Geldermalsen Zuid
3,055 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 396.5safety
Verspreide huizen Varik
100 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 406.4safety
Meteren e.o.
245 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 416.2safety
Verspreide huizen Haaften
240 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.2safety
Neerijnen
125 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 436.0safety
Verspreide huizen Ophemert
250 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 445.9safety
Deil e.o.
225 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 455.7safety
Geldermalsen West
1,095 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 465.5safety
Beesd Oost
1,135 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 475.3safety
Verspreide huizen Waardenburg
510 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 485.2safety
Heesselt
180 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 494.9safety
Buurmalsen e.o.
385 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 504.9safety
Rumpt e.o.
400 residents
44 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 Asperen Oude Kern at the top?
Asperen Oude Kern scores a 10.0 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in West Betuwe 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.