The most dangerous neighbourhoods in De Wolden
The most dangerous neighbourhood in De Wolden is Verspreide huizen Echten (3.8), with 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across De Wolden: 8 in the centre, 6 in the west and 4 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 19 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. Of the 31 neighbourhoods in De Wolden with a safety grade, 4 stay below a 5.0. De Wolden as a whole comes out at a 7.9, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in De Wolden
- 13.8
Verspreide huizen Echten
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
180 residents
- 24.3
Fort
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
215 residents
- 34.6
Verspreide huizen Veeningen
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
380 residents
- 44.8
Verspreide huizen Zuidwolde
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,035 residents
- 55.7
Koekange Noord
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
295 residents
- 65.8
Verspreide huizen De Wijk
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
325 residents
- 76.1
Linde
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 86.3
Berghuizen
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
140 residents
- 96.3
Koekangerveld
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
145 residents
- 106.4
Verspreide huizen Ruinen
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
660 residents
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- 117.0
Echten
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
205 residents
- 127.4
Kerkenveld
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
605 residents
- 137.5
Koekange Zuid
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 148.0
Veeningen
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
350 residents
- 158.0
Verspreide huizen Alteveer
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
285 residents
- 168.1
Verspreide huizen Drogteropslagen
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
230 residents
- 178.1
Ruinerwold-Buiten
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
290 residents
- 188.2
De Wijk
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,660 residents
- 198.2
Verspreide huizen Fort
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
445 residents
- 208.4
Oosteinde
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
295 residents
- 218.4
Zuidwolde kern
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
5,380 residents
- 228.4
Koekange
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,155 residents
- 238.5
Ansen
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
270 residents
- 248.5
Ruinen
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,665 residents
- 258.5
Ruinerwold
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,540 residents
- 268.6
Verspreide huizen Linde
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
490 residents
- 278.7
Verspreide huizen Kerkenveld
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
325 residents
- 288.8
Drogteropslagen
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
310 residents
- 299.1
Verspreide huizen Koekange
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
820 residents
- 309.4
Alteveer
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
535 residents
- 319.8
Oosteinde-Buiten
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
545 residents
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the safety grade, which comes from crimes recorded by the police in 2025: violence, burglary, total crime, property crime and vandalism. Each figure is set against the number of people present — residents plus three times the number of business premises.
Why is Verspreide huizen Echten at the top?
Verspreide huizen Echten scores a 3.8 on this list, with 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in De Wolden that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.