Motorcycle theft in Heerlen
Limburg · Netherlands
Heerlen is in the top 2% for recorded vehicle theft in Netherlands — 0.40 per 1,000 residents (2025). We'd strongly recommend secure, off-street parking here.
Based on motorcycle/scooter theft — recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported; actual incidence is higher.
Official Recorded Data
Motorcycle/scooter theft
Rate per 1,000 residents
0.40
Percentile
98th
Top 2% riskiest in country
Year
2025
Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.
Motorcycles & mopeds only. This figure covers only the vehicle type named above — not all motor vehicles.
Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.
Source: CBS StatLine 83651NED — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · CC-BY 4.0 · Retrieved Jun 2026
Moped/light-scooter theft
Rate per 1,000 residents
0.86
Percentile
89th
Top 11% riskiest in country
Year
2025
Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.
Mopeds/scooters only. This figure covers only the vehicle type named above — not all motor vehicles.
Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.
Source: CBS StatLine 83651NED — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · CC-BY 4.0 · Retrieved Jun 2026
Area Map
Safer places nearby
Lower recorded theft within 50 km of Heerlen:
Rate per 1,000 residents — recorded crime only. Distance is centroid-to-centroid.
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