Amsterdam neighbourhood rankings
The safest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam (2024)
Every buurt ranked by registered crimes per 1,000 residents, using the most recent police figures (2024). Rates per resident make areas comparable: the city centre records huge totals simply because so many people pass through it. Of 274 residential buurten, these record the least crime.
Amsterdam average: 88
| # | Neighbourhood | Crimes / 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanenrijk | 10 |
| 2 | Nieuw-Sloten-Zuidwest | 15 |
| 3 | Rieteilanden-West | 17 |
| 4 | Steigereiland-Noord | 18 |
| 5 | Sporenburg | 19 |
| 6 | Aetsveld-Noord | 20 |
| 7 | Aetsveld-Zuid | 21 |
| 8 | Theo van Goghparkbuurt | 21 |
| 9 | Hogewey-Zuid | 22 |
| 10 | Gein 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Dorp Driemond | 24 |
| 12 | Nieuw-Sloten-Noordwest | 24 |
| 13 | Reigersbos 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Java-eiland | 25 |
| 15 | Oostoever Sloterplas | 25 |
| 16 | Borneo | 27 |
| 17 | G-buurt-Oost | 27 |
| 18 | Reigersbos 3 | 27 |
| 19 | De Aker-West | 28 |
| 20 | Middelveldsche Akerpolder | 28 |
| 21 | Park de Meer | 28 |
| 22 | Vechtrijk | 28 |
| 23 | Kantershof | 29 |
| 24 | Gein 4 | 30 |
| 25 | Nieuw-Sloten-Zuidoost | 30 |
How this list is made
- Source: registered crime per 1,000 residents (BBGA indicator VMISDRIJF_1000INW), most recent published year (2024).
- Buurten with fewer than 1,500 residents are excluded, so harbour and office areas with a handful of residents don't distort the list.
- Registered crime undercounts what is never reported, and a rate says nothing about which crime types dominate. Open a buurt for the breakdown.
- This list refreshes automatically when the municipality publishes a new year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the safest neighbourhood in Amsterdam?
By registered crime per resident, Lanenrijk (Bloemendalerpolder) had the lowest rate of any sizeable Amsterdam buurt in 2024: 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against a city average of 88.
How is 'safest' measured here?
Police-registered crimes per 1,000 residents in the most recent published year (2024). Per-resident rates avoid the trap of raw totals, which mostly measure how busy an area is rather than how risky it feels.