Overview
- Police recorded about 21,600 residential burglaries in 2025, roughly 800 fewer than in 2024, the lowest total since tracking began in 2012.
- Around half of the 20 largest municipalities registered increases, revealing a split between national decline and urban patterns.
- Utrecht logged 626 break-ins versus 399 in 2024, and Zoetermeer rose by slightly over 50 percent to its highest level since 2020.
- Amsterdam saw the most cases at about 1,500, followed by Rotterdam and The Hague, while per-capita rates were highest in Rozendaal, Bloemendaal and Amstelveen.
- Smaller municipalities posted notable declines, including Eemnes (2 vs 11 a year earlier), Houten (36 vs 76) and Leusden (23 vs 49).