The number of burglaries in the past six months was at its lowest point in years. In the first half of 2025, there were 9,767 burglaries in people’s homes, according to an analysis by the ANP of police data.
The fact that it has been lower in recent months than in recent years fits into a trend, a police spokesperson tells NU.nl. “The number of burglaries has been decreasing for years.”
In the first six months of 2012, a house was broken into 43,614 times. The number decreased in the years that followed. For example, in 2015 thieves managed to enter a house 31,124 times.
In recent years, the number of burglaries in the months of January to June remained fairly constant. In 2021, there were 9,790 burglaries during that period, and in 2022 this was more frequent: 11,678 times. In the years that followed, the number decreased slightly each time.
The number of burglaries has not decreased in all municipalities in recent years. In fourteen municipalities, the number increased or remained the same. These were always small numbers. In 257 municipalities, there was at least a halving of the number of burglaries in the past ten years.
The largest decrease was in the Brabant municipality of Best, namely 98 percent. In 2015, thieves entered a house 47 times in that place, but only once in the past six months.