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Residential burglary in the Netherlands, by province

In 2025, the Dutch provinces with the highest rate of residential burglary were Noord-Brabant (138.0 per 100,000 people), Utrecht (137.4) and Flevoland (137.1). By number of cases the top three are Zuid-Holland (4,350), Noord-Holland (3,790) and Noord-Brabant (3,685): a high count also reflects population size, not just risk.

How many home burglaries (woninginbraken) the police record in each Dutch province, relative to population, and how the numbers changed since 2024. The last column shows the share the police count as cleared up.

21,615home burglaries recorded in the Netherlands in 2025

Highest values: per 100,000 people

  1. Noord-Brabant138.0
  2. Utrecht137.4
  3. Flevoland137.1
  4. Zeeland128.3
  5. Noord-Holland126.3
  6. Zuid-Holland112.3
  7. Overijssel111.8
  8. Groningen110.5
  9. Gelderland108.2
  10. Limburg106.0
  11. Drenthe100.5
  12. Fryslân98.5

All the data

Noord-Brabant138.03,685−1.5%4.1
Utrecht137.41,940+8.4%4.7
Flevoland137.1630+7.7%5.2
Zeeland128.3505+24.7%5.5
Noord-Holland126.33,790−8.1%4.9
Zuid-Holland112.34,350−7.3%5.6
Overijssel111.81,340+3.9%4.9
Groningen110.5665+9.9%10.1
Gelderland108.22,345−6.9%4.8
Limburg106.01,205−13.3%6.5
Drenthe100.5510+3.0%5.5
Fryslân98.5655−15.5%9.5

How to read these figures

  • These are burglaries recorded by the police through a report or an official record, in the municipality where they took place. Unreported burglaries do not appear.
  • The CBS category “Diefstal/inbraak uit woning” covers theft and burglary from homes, with or without violence. Sheds and garages are a separate category and are not included here.
  • Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional: CBS revises them the following year. CBS rounds counts to multiples of 5, so in the smaller provinces the change is slightly approximate.
  • We calculate the rate ourselves: recorded burglaries divided by the province’s average 2025 population, both from CBS. It matches the rate per 1,000 residents that CBS publishes.
  • Cleared up means the police know at least one suspect, even if that person has not been arrested or denies the offence.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS), Geregistreerde diefstallen; diefstallen en verdachten, regio (StatLine 83651NED), Diefstal/inbraak uit woning; population: Bevolking op 1 januari en gemiddeld (03759ned) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Data retrieved on

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