The safest neighbourhoods in Zaltbommel
9.9Number 1 · safetyZuilichemThe safest neighbourhood in Zaltbommel is Zuilichem (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zaltbommel: 9 in the west, 7 in the east and 5 in the south. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 24 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 25 neighbourhoods in Zaltbommel with a safety grade, 14 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zaltbommel as a whole comes out at a 7.0, 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 Zaltbommel lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Gameren to 165 in Verspreide huizen Kerkwijk en Bruchem.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zaltbommel
Number 1
Zuilichem
1,255 residents
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- 29.4safety
Nieuwaal
560 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Verspreide huizen Nederhemert
415 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.2safety
Verspreide huizen polders Gameren en Nieuwaal
790 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Brakel
2,615 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.2safety
Kerkwijk
405 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.2safety
Gameren
2,275 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.8safety
Nederhemert-Noordzijde
1,380 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.5safety
Zaltbommel Spellewaard
3,275 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.3safety
Verspreide huizen in de polder Brakel
540 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 117.7safety
Verspreide huizen in de polder Zuilichem en omgeving
585 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.5safety
Poederoijen
635 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.4safety
Bruchem
1,355 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.2safety
Verspreide huizen polders Delwijnen en Bruchem
300 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.9safety
Aalst
1,540 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.9safety
Beneden-Delwijnen
290 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.7safety
Verspreide huizen Hoeven
2,890 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.6safety
De Rietschoof
150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.9safety
Verspreide huizen in de polder Poederoijen
510 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.9safety
Zaltbommel Binnenstad
1,870 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.2safety
Verspreide huizen in de polder Aalst
770 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 223.2safety
Verspreide huizen Kerkwijk en Bruchem
520 residents
165 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 233.1safety
Verspreide huizen Westzijde
220 residents
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 243.0safety
Zaltbommel Vergt en omgeving
4,950 residents
37 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 Zuilichem at the top?
Zuilichem scores a 9.9 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zaltbommel 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.