The safest neighbourhoods in Zwartewaterland
9.9Number 1 · safetyAchter 't TagThe safest neighbourhood in Zwartewaterland is Achter 't Tag (9.9), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Zwartewaterland: 7 in the north, 7 in the south and 4 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.7 times as high. Of the 29 neighbourhoods in Zwartewaterland with a safety grade, 18 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zwartewaterland 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 Zwartewaterland lives, there are 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Achter 't Tag to 53 in Zwartsluis Kern.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Zwartewaterland
Number 1
Achter 't Tag
2,835 residents
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- 29.9safety
Hasselt om de Weede
975 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Vogelbuurt
1,300 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Barsbeek
620 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Greente
1,495 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.3safety
Streukel-Holten-Genne
380 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.9safety
Nadorst
1,345 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.9safety
Hasselt Kern
1,100 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.6safety
Hasselt Dedemsvaart-Zuid
960 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.5safety
Ter Wee's Hoek
1,485 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.4safety
Genemuiden Kern
1,065 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.9safety
De Nieuwesluis
845 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.8safety
Kamperzeedijk-Oost
435 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.7safety
Hasselt Industrieterrein
A residential area despite the name: 235 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
235 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 157.5safety
Mastenbroek
175 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.4safety
Hasselt Dedemsvaart
1,060 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.2safety
Binnenlanden-West
1,995 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.9safety
Prinsessenbuurt
470 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.9safety
Kamperzeedijk-West
190 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.9safety
Zomerdijk
410 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.9safety
De Velde-Zwartewatersklooster
140 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.4safety
Achter het Singel
1,635 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.3safety
Molenwaard
105 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.1safety
Zwartsluis Industrieterrein
A residential area despite the name: 120 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
120 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 254.6safety
Buitenkwartier
430 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.6safety
Genemuiden Noord-Oost
865 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.6safety
Genne-Overwaters
195 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 282.6safety
Zwartsluis Kern
250 residents
53 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 Achter 't Tag at the top?
Achter 't Tag scores a 9.9 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zwartewaterland 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.