Safest neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
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: Ezinge (4.6).
| # | Neighbourhood | Crime per 1,000 | Residents |
| 1 | Ezinge | 4.6 | 650 |
| 2 | Oldekerk | 7.2 | 970 |
| 3 | Kommerzijl | 7.8 | 510 |
| 4 | Lutjegast | 8.3 | 720 |
| 5 | Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek | 8.8 | 2,620 |
| 6 | Niekerk | 9.6 | 1,360 |
| 7 | Oldehove | 10.2 | 1,275 |
| 8 | Verspreide huizen Oldekerk | 11 | 635 |
| 9 | Buitengebied ten westen van Zevenhuizen | 11.6 | 690 |
| 10 | Bebouwde kom Oostwold | 11.8 | 595 |
| 11 | Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende | 12.2 | 1,065 |
| 12 | Doezum | 12.2 | 735 |
| 13 | Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn | 13 | 1,150 |
| 14 | Noordhorn | 13.3 | 1,350 |
| 15 | De Wilp (gedeeltelijk) | 13.7 | 1,310 |
| 16 | Opende-West | 14.3 | 1,115 |
| 17 | Diepswal | 14.6 | 685 |
| 18 | Sint Maheerdt | 14.9 | 2,345 |
| 19 | Grijpskerk | 15.4 | 2,460 |
| 20 | Grootegast | 16.1 | 3,355 |
| 21 | Aduard | 17.3 | 2,075 |
| 22 | Zuidhorn | 18.5 | 7,355 |
| 23 | Marum | 19.8 | 5,500 |
| 24 | Bebouwde kom Zevenhuizen | 20.4 | 1,375 |
| 25 | Rodenburg en omgeving | 21.3 | 4,140 |
| 26 | Bebouwde kom Tolbert | 23.6 | 1,610 |
| 27 | Verspreide huizen Aduard | 25.2 | 515 |
| 28 | Nuis | 31.3 | 640 |
| 29 | Centrum Leek en omgeving | 41.5 | 3,930 |
| 30 | Niebert | 106 | 500 |
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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.