The safest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
10.0Number 1 · safetyWillisThe safest neighbourhood in Zaanstad is Willis (10.0), with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zaanstad: 7 in the north, 7 in the west and 6 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,455 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.5 times as high. Of the 69 neighbourhoods in Zaanstad with a safety grade, 26 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zaanstad as a whole comes out at a 6.0, 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 Zaanstad lives, there are 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Willis to 69 in Hembrugterrein.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Number 1
Willis
2,220 residents
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- 29.6safety
Parkrijk Zuid
4,600 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.6safety
De Zuid
1,475 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.5safety
Het Eiland
1,250 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.5safety
Rooswijk Noord
3,270 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.5safety
Noorderhoofdbuurt
2,265 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.3safety
Waterrijk
3,265 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.3safety
Waterrijk West
2,005 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Centrum
6,055 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.2safety
Westzaan Zuid
1,260 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.0safety
Westzaan Noord
2,455 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.3safety
Industriebuurt
260 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 138.3safety
Kreekrijk
1,355 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.2safety
Krommeniedijk
485 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.0safety
Kalf Noord
2,280 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.9safety
Zuiderhoofdbuurt
1,985 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.9safety
Parkrijk Noord
4,740 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.8safety
Zuiderham
3,005 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.6safety
Schilders- en Waddenbuurt
3,050 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.6safety
Westerkoog Midden
2,635 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.6safety
J.J. Allanbuurt
655 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.6safety
Westerwatering Zuid
4,775 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.5safety
Westerwatering Noord
3,735 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.4safety
Bomenbuurt
3,950 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.3safety
Peldersveld West
2,655 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.5safety
Noorderham
3,395 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.5safety
Westknollendam
475 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.3safety
Hoornseveld
3,495 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.0safety
Westerkoog Oost
3,685 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.9safety
Zaans Hout
3,750 residents
41 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.8safety
Westzanerdijk
1,465 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.6safety
Middel
105 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.5safety
Kalf
3,825 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 345.5safety
Noorderveen
410 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 355.4safety
Langeheit Oost
120 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 365.3safety
Westerpolder
125 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 375.3safety
Langeheit West
1,105 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 385.3safety
Burgemeestersbuurt
3,755 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 395.2safety
Kogerveld
3,360 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 405.1safety
Bomenbuurt Oost
2,595 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 415.1safety
Havenbuurt
785 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.9safety
Peldersveld Oost
3,220 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.3safety
Poelenburg Noord
3,065 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 444.3safety
Rosmolenbuurt West
6,180 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 454.2safety
Poelenburg Zuid
3,875 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 464.1safety
Westzanerpolder
660 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 474.1safety
Oostzijderveld
650 residents
59 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.8safety
Boerejonkerbuurt
275 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 493.8safety
Hembrugterrein
230 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.7safety
Wormerveer Zuid
3,805 residents
42 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 Willis at the top?
Willis scores a 10.0 on this list, with 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zaanstad 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.