The safest neighbourhoods in Zuidplas
9.9Number 1 · safetyEsse Zoom LaagThe safest neighbourhood in Zuidplas is Esse Zoom Laag (9.9), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zuidplas: 9 in the north, 5 in the centre and 5 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,240 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 45 neighbourhoods in Zuidplas with a safety grade, 22 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zuidplas as a whole comes out at a 7.3, 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 Zuidplas lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Zevenhuizen-Zuid to 60 in Verspreide bebouwing Moordrecht.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zuidplas
Number 1
Esse Zoom Laag
1,920 residents
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- 29.8safety
Zevenhuizen-West 2
1,360 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.7safety
Zuidplas Mossen
2,205 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Vijfakkers-Noord
980 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.5safety
Zuidplas Velden
1,880 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.5safety
Zevenhuizen-Zuid
3,660 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.2safety
Swanla
1,500 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.1safety
Ambonwijk
470 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.9safety
Esse Laag
2,175 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.7safety
Jonge Veenen
1,265 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.7safety
Esse Hoog
2,170 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.6safety
Dorp Noord
1,670 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.5safety
Moerkapelle-West
735 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.5safety
Kern Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
230 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.4safety
Uiterwaard
350 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.4safety
Moerkapelle-Oost
1,170 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.1safety
Zevenhuizen-West 1
1,085 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.5safety
Kortenoord
155 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.4safety
Verspreide bebouwing Essepolder
980 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.3safety
Parkzoom
775 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.0safety
Staatsliedenbuurt/Vijfakkers
2,395 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.0safety
Verspreide bebouwing Moerkapelle
250 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.8safety
Kern Moerkapelle
1,240 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.7safety
Zuidplas Kruiden
1,600 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.7safety
Wilde Veenen
205 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.7safety
Westeinde
330 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.5safety
Dorrestein-Noord
1,950 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.2safety
Kleinpolder
730 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.8safety
Bomenbuurt
1,110 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.7safety
Moordrecht Bloemenbuurt
810 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.3safety
Verspreide bebouwing Zuidplaspolder Nieuwerkerk aan den IJss
635 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.0safety
Verspreide bebouwing Eendragtspolder
280 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 335.0safety
Oud Verlaat
390 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.7safety
Verspreide bebouwing Zuidplaspolder Zevenhuizen
655 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.7safety
Zevenhuizen Bloemenbuurt
1,065 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.6safety
Verspreide bebouwing Tweemanspolder
170 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.3safety
Kern Zevenhuizen
515 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.1safety
Verspreide bebouwing Moordrecht
625 residents
60 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.9safety
Kern Moordrecht
1,390 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.4safety
Dorrestein-Zuid
2,600 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 412.8safety
Moerkapelle kassengebied
340 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 422.7safety
Zuidplas Dalen
2,065 residents
44 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 Esse Zoom Laag at the top?
Esse Zoom Laag scores a 9.9 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zuidplas 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.