The safest neighbourhoods in Zoeterwoude
9.9Number 1 · safetyWestwoutThe safest neighbourhood in Zoeterwoude is Westwout (9.9), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zoeterwoude: 6 in the south, 4 in the north and 4 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 13 of the 15 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.3 times as high. Of the 15 neighbourhoods in Zoeterwoude with a safety grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zoeterwoude as a whole comes out at a 7.6, 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 Zoeterwoude lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Westwout to 45 in Dorp Noord.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zoeterwoude
Number 1
Westwout
1,305 residents
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- 29.2safety
Rijnegom
725 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.1safety
Weipoort
355 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.5safety
Zuidbuurt
395 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.2safety
Hoge Rijndijk Oost
635 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.0safety
Dorp Zuid
905 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.8safety
Meerburg
1,430 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.5safety
De Goede Herder
780 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.1safety
Blankaartpark
590 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.9safety
Bloemenweide
905 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 115.8safety
Vogelweide
650 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 125.6safety
Dorp Noord
400 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 135.4safety
Westeinde
115 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.5safety
Hoge Rijndijk Noord
560 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.0safety
Verspreide huizen
205 residents
40 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 Westwout at the top?
Westwout scores a 9.9 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zoeterwoude 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.