Safest neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
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: Hoogzandveld-West (16.4).
| # | Neighbourhood | Crime per 1,000 | Residents |
| 1 | Hoogzandveld-West | 16.4 | 1,340 |
| 2 | Vesten | 19.5 | 1,740 |
| 3 | Hoven-West | 21.4 | 2,995 |
| 4 | Driften-Zuid | 21.4 | 1,635 |
| 5 | Hagen | 22.1 | 2,720 |
| 6 | Doorslag-Noord | 22.7 | 2,295 |
| 7 | Hoven-Oost | 23.3 | 2,365 |
| 8 | Nieuw Vreeswijk | 23.9 | 1,045 |
| 9 | Graven en Gravinnen | 24.9 | 1,685 |
| 10 | Wijkersloot-West | 25 | 1,640 |
| 11 | Zandveld | 27.1 | 2,365 |
| 12 | Buitenweides | 27.4 | 2,660 |
| 13 | Binnenweides | 32.4 | 1,850 |
| 14 | Vreeswijk | 35.9 | 2,310 |
| 15 | Zuilenstein-Noord | 36 | 2,865 |
| 16 | Lekboulevard | 39.3 | 1,680 |
| 17 | Driften-Noord | 39.5 | 2,205 |
| 18 | Doorslag-Zuidwest | 39.7 | 2,290 |
| 19 | Zuilenstein-Zuid | 40.3 | 2,480 |
| 20 | Schansen | 41.3 | 3,175 |
| 21 | Gaarden | 42 | 2,765 |
| 22 | Jutphaas | 45.9 | 2,245 |
| 23 | Huis de Geer | 46.8 | 705 |
| 24 | Doorslag-Oost | 53.7 | 1,435 |
| 25 | Rijnhuizen | 63.6 | 2,250 |
| 26 | Burgen | 64.5 | 2,930 |
| 27 | Hoogzandveld-Oost | 66.9 | 1,675 |
| 28 | Wijkersloot-Oost | 68 | 2,515 |
| 29 | Blokhoeve | 73.9 | 1,785 |
| 30 | Merwestein | 80 | 1,650 |
| 31 | Plettenburg | 127.3 | 605 |
| 32 | Stadscentrum | 231 | 2,320 |
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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.