The safest neighbourhoods in Zeist
9.5Number 1 · safetyCrosesteinThe safest neighbourhood in Zeist is Crosestein (9.5), with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Zeist: 15 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,070 residents. Of the 33 neighbourhoods in Zeist with a safety grade, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zeist 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 Zeist lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Sterrenberg to 62 in De Clomp.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zeist
Number 1
Crosestein
1,085 residents
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- 29.5safety
Patijnpark
4,130 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.4safety
Vogelwijk
2,070 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.0safety
Centrumschil-Noord
5,145 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Nijenheim
2,685 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.7safety
Hoge Dennen
3,560 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.6safety
Brugakker
2,530 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.3safety
Austerlitz
1,835 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.2safety
Sterrenberg
1,460 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.1safety
Griffensteijn/Kersbergen
3,040 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.0safety
Bosch en Duin
1,715 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.9safety
Lyceumkwartier
3,745 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.9safety
Utrechtseweg
1,915 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.8safety
Mooi Zeist
2,130 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.3safety
Beukbergen
435 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.0safety
Dijnselburg
3,300 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.4safety
Huis ter Heide-Noord
655 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.3safety
Soestdijkerweg e.o.
105 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.2safety
Weidegebied
155 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.1safety
Couwenhoven
2,465 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.4safety
Den Dolder-Zuid
1,795 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.3safety
Staatsliedenkwartier
1,575 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.2safety
Station NS
100 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.1safety
Kerckebosch
3,205 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.1safety
Centrumschil-Zuid
3,150 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.9safety
Den Dolder-Noord
2,530 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.4safety
Huis ter Heide-Zuid
670 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.2safety
Zeisterbos
410 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.9safety
Driebergseweg
320 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.8safety
Vollenhove
4,325 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.4safety
De Clomp
455 residents
62 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.0safety
Carré
3,570 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.9safety
Het Slot e.o.
375 residents
43 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 Crosestein at the top?
Crosestein scores a 9.5 on this list, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zeist 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.