The safest districts in Amsterdam (2025)
Districts (wijken) are larger than buurten, so their rates are steadier: one busy corner weighs less. Of 108 districts with at least 1,000 residents, these recorded the least crime per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Amsterdam average: 86
What is the safest district in Amsterdam?
By registered crimes per 1,000 residents, Aetsveld/Oostelijke Vechtoever (Weesp) had the lowest rate of any district in 2025: 20, followed by Bloemendalerpolder (22) and Driemond (24). The Amsterdam average was 86.
Only districts (wijken) with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Lists that rank every area regardless of size make exactly that mistake.
| # | District | Crimes / 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aetsveld/Oostelijke Vechtoever | 20 |
| 2 | Bloemendalerpolder | 22 |
| 3 | Driemond | 24 |
| 4 | IJburg-Zuid | 25 |
| 5 | De Aker | 26 |
| 6 | Geerdinkhof/Kantershof | 27 |
| 7 | Houthavens | 28 |
| 8 | Tuindorp Oostzaan | 32 |
| 9 | Tuindorp Nieuwendam | 33 |
| 10 | IJburg-West | 36 |
| 11 | Tuindorp Buiksloot | 36 |
| 12 | Kadoelen | 37 |
| 13 | Waterlandpleinbuurt | 37 |
| 14 | Weesp Binnenstad/Zuid | 37 |
| 15 | Gein | 38 |
| 16 | Staatsliedenbuurt | 39 |
| 17 | IJburg-Oost | 40 |
| 18 | K-buurt | 40 |
| 19 | Nieuwendammerdijk/Buiksloterdijk | 41 |
| 20 | Chassébuurt | 42 |
| 21 | Oostzanerwerf | 44 |
| 22 | Van Galenbuurt | 44 |
| 23 | Osdorp-Midden | 45 |
| 24 | Venserpolder | 46 |
| 25 | De Kolenkit | 47 |
How this list is made
- Source: registered crime per 1,000 residents (BBGA indicator VMISDRIJF_1000INW) per wijk, most recent published year (2025).
- Districts with fewer than 1,000 residents are excluded.
- Registered crime undercounts what is never reported, and a rate says nothing about which crime types dominate. Open a district for its neighbourhoods.
- This list refreshes automatically when the municipality publishes a new year.
Frequently asked questions
Which stadsdeel has the most safe districts?
Of the 25 safest districts in 2025, 7 are in Noord, 5 in West and 4 in Weesp.
How is 'safest' measured here?
Police-registered crimes per 1,000 residents in the most recent published year (2025), per district. Rates per resident avoid the trap of raw totals, which mostly measure how busy an area is.