The safest neighbourhoods in Westland
9.9Number 1 · safetyBleyenburgThe safest neighbourhood in Westland is Bleyenburg (9.9), with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Westland: 9 in the west, 6 in the centre and 6 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,870 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.5 times as high. Of the 69 neighbourhoods in Westland with a safety grade, 42 reach a 7.0 or higher. Westland as a whole comes out at a 7.7, 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 Westland lives, there are 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Bleyenburg to 30 in Polanen.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Westland
Number 1
Bleyenburg
3,820 residents
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- 29.9safety
Achter de Dijk
950 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.9safety
Edelstenenwijk
1,765 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.8safety
Kleine Geest en Molenwijk
3,315 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.8safety
Westhof en Dijkpolder
2,495 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.8safety
Hoogeland Oost
1,905 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.7safety
Woerdblok
3,205 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.6safety
Zandevelt
2,845 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.6safety
Het Nieuwe water
2,645 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.4safety
Oudeland
2,640 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.3safety
Zeehelden van Oranje
1,465 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.1safety
Vogelwijk
1,870 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.1safety
Woonkern maasdijk
3,065 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 149.1safety
Vreeburgh
2,255 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 159.0safety
Buitengebied Kwintsheul
1,550 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 169.0safety
Buitengebied 1 De Lier
1,835 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.7safety
Buitengebied 2 Naaldwijk
905 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.7safety
Molensloot
1,870 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 198.7safety
Nieuwe Vaart
1,870 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 208.5safety
De Lier West
3,420 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 218.5safety
Buitengebied Maasdijk
945 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 228.3safety
Pijletuinen
3,255 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 238.1safety
Heenweg
705 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 248.1safety
Geestcomplex
1,630 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 258.0safety
Burgemeesterswijk
1,785 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 268.0safety
Opstal
3,760 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 277.9safety
Buitengebied Honselersdijk
2,385 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 287.9safety
Buitengebied Monster
1,055 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 297.8safety
's-Gravenzande Buitengebied
3,560 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 307.7safety
Vliettuinen
3,500 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 317.7safety
Polanen
960 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 327.6safety
Grote Geest en Molenwijk
1,865 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 337.6safety
Dorp oost
1,850 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 347.5safety
Bedrijventerrein Honsel
A residential area despite the name: 235 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
235 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 357.5safety
Bedrijventerrein De Woerd
A residential area despite the name: 460 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
460 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 367.4safety
Essellanden
2,890 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 377.3safety
Buitengebied 2 De Lier
210 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 387.1safety
Hofwijk en Oranjehof
2,460 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 397.0safety
Plan Zuid
2,430 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 407.0safety
Ter Heijde
750 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 417.0safety
Poeldijk Centrumgebied
1,600 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 426.9safety
Hoogeland West
755 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 436.8safety
Suydervelt
2,065 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 446.5safety
Kwintsheul Centrumgebied
2,720 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 456.5safety
Monster Centrumgebied
2,300 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 466.5safety
Zwartenhoek
3,340 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 476.4safety
V/d kasteelewijk
1,905 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 486.3safety
Buitengebied 3 Naaldwijk
165 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 496.2safety
Westerhonk
770 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 505.9safety
Kruisbroek
1,605 residents
24 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 Bleyenburg at the top?
Bleyenburg scores a 9.9 on this list, with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westland 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.