The safest neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier

9.9Number 1 · safetyBuitengebied ten zuiden van Leek

The safest neighbourhood in Westerkwartier is Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek (9.9), with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Westerkwartier: 11 in the north, 5 in the south and 4 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.3 times as high. Of the 71 neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier with a safety grade, 47 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westerkwartier as a whole comes out at a 8.2, 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 Westerkwartier lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek to 56 in Niebert.

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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier

Number 1

Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek

2,620 residents

10 crimes per 1,000 people present

9.9safety

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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 Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek at the top?

Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek scores a 9.9 on this list, with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerkwartier 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.

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