Neighbourhoods in Midden-Drenthe
48 neighbourhoods, about 33,990 residents. Ranked by liveability (Leefbaarometer 2024). Crime is police-registered crime per 1,000 residents in the latest year.
Rankings: safest · least nuisance · best amenities · most close-knit
| Neighbourhood | Liveability | Crime /1,000 | Residents |
| Holthe Beilen | top 6% | 7.7 | 130 |
| Eursinge Westerbork | top 8% | 33.3 | 60 |
| Verspreide huizen Nieuw-Balinge Nieuw-Balinge | top 8% | 33.3 | 120 |
| Orvelte | top 9% | 12.5 | 80 |
| Brunsting Beilen | top 10% | 22.2 | 90 |
| Bovensmilde-Noord Bovensmilde | top 10% | 28.6 | 175 |
| Verspreide huizen Bovensmilde Bovensmilde | top 10% | 9.5 | 210 |
| Verspreide huizen Hijken Hijken | top 11% | 42.6 | 305 |
| Laaghalen Hooghalen | top 11% | 8.7 | 115 |
| Balinge De Broekstreek | top 11% | 10.5 | 95 |
| Verspreide huizen Westerbork Westerbork | top 13% | 74.4 | 215 |
| Oranje Hijken | top 14% | 18.2 | 110 |
| Verspreide huizen Wijster Wijster | top 17% | 42.4 | 330 |
| Spier | top 18% | 44.4 | 180 |
| Zwiggelte | top 18% | 22.2 | 270 |
| Verspreide huizen Hoogersmilde Hoogersmilde | top 19% | 57.1 | 315 |
| Verspreide huizen Hooghalen Hooghalen | top 20% | 30.4 | 560 |
| Drijber | top 20% | 21.1 | 95 |
| Verspreide huizen de Broekstreek De Broekstreek | top 21% | 11.8 | 170 |
| Verspreide huizen Drijber Drijber | top 22% | 35.6 | 365 |
| Verspreide huizen Elp Elp | top 24% | 57.1 | 35 |
| Verspreide huizen Orvelte Orvelte | top 26% | 21.4 | 140 |
| Mantinge De Broekstreek | top 27% | 5.6 | 180 |
| Elp | top 31% | 2.9 | 340 |
| Smilde-Noord Smilde | top 32% | 20.7 | 290 |
| Lieving Makkum Beilen | top 33% | 4.8 | 210 |
| Verspreide huizen Smilde Smilde | top 34% | 55.6 | 180 |
| Westerbork | top 35% | 15.5 | 4,510 |
| Verspreide huizen Beilen Beilen | top 36% | 25.4 | 1,890 |
| Verspreide huizen Zwiggelte Zwiggelte | top 36% | 30.8 | 195 |
| Verspreide huizen Spier Spier | top 37% | 58.5 | 205 |
| Verspreide huizen Nieuweroord Nieuweroord | top 37% | 0 | 120 |
| Hijken | top 40% | 4.5 | 665 |
| Smilde-Zuid Smilde | top 41% | 0 | 350 |
| Hoogersmilde-Zuid Hoogersmilde | top 41% | 15.4 | 130 |
| Bovensmilde-Zuid Bovensmilde | top 42% | 0 | 170 |
| Garminge De Broekstreek | top 42% | 9.5 | 105 |
| Hooghalen | top 43% | 7.9 | 885 |
| Verspreide huizen Witteveen Witteveen | top 43% | 50 | 180 |
| Witteveen | top 45% | 9.4 | 425 |
| Wijster | top 56% | 6.5 | 770 |
| Bovensmilde-Centrum Bovensmilde | top 56% | 11.4 | 2,800 |
| Hoogersmilde-Noord Hoogersmilde | top 56% | 21.1 | 380 |
| Nieuw-Balinge | top 56% | 6.1 | 820 |
| Beilen | top 61% | 24.5 | 9,345 |
| Zuidveld Elp | top 62% | 15.4 | 65 |
| Smilde-Centrum Smilde | top 69% | 14.6 | 3,710 |
| Hoogersmilde-Centrum Hoogersmilde | top 75% | 17.7 | 905 |