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Safest neighbourhoods in Leiden

Ranked by police-registered crime per 1,000 residents in the latest year. Only neighbourhoods with at least 500 residents are included, because small populations make per-resident rates jumpy.

Number one: Waardeiland (8.5).

#	Neighbourhood	Crime per 1,000	Residents
1	Waardeiland	8.5	1,060
2	Leedewijk-Noord	8.9	2,800
3	Zijlwijk-Zuid	10.4	2,410
4	Zijlwijk-Noord	16.6	2,350
5	Leedewijk-Zuid	18.5	920
6	Kloosterhof	21	2,815
7	Schenkwijk	21	1,950
8	Dobbewijk-Zuid	24.7	4,485
9	Haagweg-Noord	26.7	1,835
10	Burgemeesterswijk	26.9	1,930
11	Boshuizen	27	4,115
12	Vreewijk	27.7	2,595
13	Vogelwijk	28.3	1,345
14	Slaaghwijk	31.2	4,365
15	Haagweg-Zuid	31.6	3,735
16	Groenoord	33.8	3,255
17	Lage Mors	33.9	4,400
18	De Waard	35.9	2,230
19	Roomburg	36.9	2,900
20	Professorenwijk-Oost	37.8	1,270
21	Fortuinwijk-Noord	37.9	3,565
22	Tuinstadwijk	39.1	3,785
23	Dobbewijk-Noord	41	1,415
24	Havenwijk-Zuid	41.4	1,835
25	Havenwijk-Noord	41.4	580
26	Raadsherenbuurt	42	880
27	Houtkwartier	42.2	2,015
28	De Kooi	44.9	6,185
29	Fortuinwijk-Zuid	45.4	2,070
30	Meerburg	49.9	2,205
31	Noorderkwartier	50.2	5,600
32	Rijndijkbuurt	50.6	2,370
33	Hoge Mors	51.9	5,375
34	Academiewijk	52.2	1,895
35	Transvaalbuurt	55.7	1,850
36	Cronestein	55.8	5,610
37	Professorenwijk-West	56.3	2,930
38	Levendaal-Oost	69.8	2,895
39	Levendaal-West	74.7	1,085
40	Marewijk	78.2	2,955
41	Pancras-Oost	78.7	2,325
42	Leeuwenhoek	81.9	830
43	Gasthuiswijk	99.4	2,415
44	Pieterswijk	127.1	2,975
45	Merenwijk-Centrum	128.9	1,055
46	Pancras-West	135.3	1,175
47	Stationskwartier	150.6	3,055
48	De Camp	173.1	1,225
49	Pesthuiswijk	194.3	2,265
50	Molenbuurt	205.5	545

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Sources: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (2024), Politie open data, CBS. Neighbourhood averages from Dutch government open data. Factline is independent and not affiliated with the Dutch government.