The safest neighbourhoods in Zeewolde
9.6Number 1 · safetyBuurt 4The safest neighbourhood in Zeewolde is Buurt 4 (9.6), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Zeewolde: 5 of the 8 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 8 has 1,775 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.1 times as high. Of the 8 neighbourhoods in Zeewolde with a safety grade, 4 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zeewolde 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 Zeewolde lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Buurt 4 to 74 in Zuidlob.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 8 safest neighbourhoods in Zeewolde
Number 1
Buurt 4
5,830 residents
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- 29.0safety
Derde woonwijk
6,085 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.4safety
Eerste woonwijk
3,495 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.1safety
Tweede woonwijk
4,750 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 56.8safety
Middengebied
575 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 64.0safety
Zuidlob
1,515 residents
74 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 73.7safety
Knardijkgebied
195 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 82.6safety
Centrum
1,775 residents
52 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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 Buurt 4 at the top?
Buurt 4 scores a 9.6 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zeewolde 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.