The safest neighbourhoods in Westerveld
9.9Number 1 · safetyVledderThe safest neighbourhood in Westerveld is Vledder (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Westerveld: 9 in the east, 8 in the west and 4 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 20 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.2 times as high. Of the 39 neighbourhoods in Westerveld with a safety grade, 15 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westerveld as a whole comes out at a 8.0, 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 Westerveld lives, there are 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Vledder to 40 in Verspreide huizen Lhee.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Westerveld
Number 1
Vledder
1,960 residents
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- 29.5safety
Uffelte
1,260 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Wapserveen midden
525 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.1safety
Diever
2,365 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Wapse
520 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.7safety
Dwingeloo
2,380 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.5safety
Havelte
3,190 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.4safety
Nijensleek
430 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.4safety
Wilhelminaoord
785 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.1safety
Lhee
240 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.8safety
Verspreide huizen Eemster
205 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.8safety
Vledderveen
245 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.2safety
Verspreide huizen Zorgvlied
285 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.2safety
Zorgvlied
200 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.2safety
Eemster
165 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.9safety
Darp
600 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.7safety
Havelterberg
185 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.7safety
Verspreide huizen Dwingeloo
220 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.5safety
Wittelte
130 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.4safety
Frederiksoord
140 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.4safety
Verspreide huizen Frederiksoord
155 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.3safety
Leggeloo
125 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.1safety
Lheebroek
105 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.1safety
Verspreide huizen Havelte
610 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.8safety
Westeinde
115 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.7safety
Verspreide huizen Wilhelminaoord
165 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.5safety
Verspreide huizen Vledder
125 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.5safety
Verspreide huizen Geeuwenbrug
100 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.4safety
Wapserveen-West
105 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.4safety
Dieverbrug
260 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.4safety
Verspreide huizen Nijensleek
110 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.1safety
Verspreide huizen Vledderveen
135 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.0safety
Verspreide huizen Wapse
155 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.8safety
Geeuwenbrug
260 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.6safety
Wapserveen-Oost
110 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.3safety
Verspreide huizen Diever
500 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.2safety
Verspreide huizen Uffelte
145 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.1safety
Verspreide huizen Boschoord
215 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.9safety
Verspreide huizen Lhee
145 residents
40 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 Vledder at the top?
Vledder scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerveld 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.