Safest neighbourhoods in Opsterland
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: Gorredijk-Loevestein (1.9).
| # | Neighbourhood | Crime per 1,000 | Residents |
| 1 | Gorredijk-Loevestein | 1.9 | 1,080 |
| 2 | Lippenhuizen-Kom | 4.2 | 950 |
| 3 | Gorredijk-Bloemenwijk | 5.6 | 715 |
| 4 | Ureterp-Fûgelliet | 5.9 | 1,185 |
| 5 | Wijnjewoude-Gentiaan | 6.1 | 655 |
| 6 | Bakkeveen-De Kampen | 9.3 | 1,080 |
| 7 | Ureterp-Buorfinne | 9.6 | 1,565 |
| 8 | Gorredijk-IJ buurt | 9.9 | 1,620 |
| 9 | Tijnje-Kom | 10.8 | 1,020 |
| 10 | Frieschepalen-Kom | 11.8 | 850 |
| 11 | Beetsterzwaag-Skeakel | 12.3 | 1,135 |
| 12 | Langezwaag-Kom | 12.5 | 720 |
| 13 | Ureterp-De Ekers | 13.6 | 515 |
| 14 | Wijnjewoude-Centrum | 14.2 | 565 |
| 15 | Beetsterzwaag-Singels | 15 | 600 |
| 16 | Ureterp-Centrum | 15.2 | 525 |
| 17 | Terwispel-Kom | 16.5 | 605 |
| 18 | Wijnjewoude-Buitengeb.-Kleine Groningen | 17.4 | 860 |
| 19 | Nij Beets-Kom | 17.8 | 1,180 |
| 20 | Gorredijk-Centrum | 20.6 | 1,360 |
| 21 | Beetsterzwaag-Merkelân | 21.6 | 695 |
| 22 | Tijnje-Buitengebied | 21.6 | 555 |
| 23 | Gorredijk-Groene Long | 24.7 | 1,780 |
| 24 | Ureterp-Buitengebied | 35.5 | 1,015 |
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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.