The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Hardenberg
The most dangerous neighbourhood in Hardenberg is Verspreide huizen Slagharen-Oost (3.0), with 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Hardenberg: 8 in the centre, 8 in the east and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 20 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. That is 2.3 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 67 neighbourhoods in Hardenberg with a safety grade, 11 stay below a 5.0.
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Hardenberg
- 13.0
Verspreide huizen Slagharen-Oost
55 crimes per 1,000 people present
150 residents
- 23.0
Overig Stad Hardenberg
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,365 residents
- 33.4
Verspreide huizen Colenbranderbos
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
100 residents
- 43.8
Gramsbergen Kern
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,400 residents
- 53.8
Industriegebied
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
205 residents
business park - 63.8
Heemse-Oost Heemsermars
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,360 residents
- 74.0
Heemserveen
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
800 residents
- 84.2
Rheeze
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
260 residents
- 94.6
Verspreide huizen Marienberg
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
185 residents
- 104.7
Centrum Saneringsgebied
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,530 residents
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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- 114.8
Brucht
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
320 residents
- 125.0
Balkbrug-Noord
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
600 residents
- 135.3
Venebrugge
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
110 residents
- 145.3
Verspreide huizen Holthone
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
110 residents
- 155.6
Verspreide huizen Lutten-West
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
455 residents
- 165.8
Verspreide huizen Anerveen
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
160 residents
- 175.9
Dedemsvaart-Noord
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
4,650 residents
- 185.9
Verspreide huizen Den Velde
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
185 residents
- 196.0
Balkbrug-Benedenvaart
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
335 residents
- 206.0
Ane Dorp
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
150 residents
- 216.2
Verspreide huizen Reestgebied
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
300 residents
- 226.2
Verspreide huizen De Kolonie
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
105 residents
- 236.5
Verspreide huizen Bruchterveld
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
610 residents
- 246.5
Verspreide huizen Sibculo
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
610 residents
- 256.6
Balkbrug-Zuidwest
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
995 residents
- 266.6
Diffelen
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
155 residents
- 276.8
Verspreide huizen Loozen
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
240 residents
- 286.8
Norden en Hazenbos
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,140 residents
- 296.9
Marienberg Kern
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
775 residents
- 307.0
De Krim-Zuid
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,000 residents
- 317.1
Verspreide huizen Holtheme-De Haandrik
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 327.2
Kloosterhaar Kern
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,165 residents
- 337.2
Verspreide huizen Kloosterhaar
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
360 residents
- 347.6
Collendoorn
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
385 residents
- 357.6
Verspreide huizen Westerhuizingerveld
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
540 residents
- 367.7
De Krim-Streekdorp
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
650 residents
- 377.7
Verspreide huizen Oud-Lutten
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
460 residents
- 387.7
Verspreide huizen De Krim
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
235 residents
- 398.0
De Krim
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
245 residents
- 408.0
Rheezerveen
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
570 residents
- 418.0
Verspreide huizen Lutten-Oost
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
255 residents
- 428.1
Rheezerend
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
515 residents
- 438.3
Dedemsvaart-Zuidwest
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,310 residents
- 448.4
Industriegebied Rollepaal
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
225 residents
high footfall - 458.4
Verspreide huizen Ane
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
410 residents
- 468.5
Radewijk
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
600 residents
- 478.5
Gramsbergen Uitbreidingsplan
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,970 residents
- 488.6
Verspreide huizen Dedemsvaart
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
470 residents
- 498.6
Verspreide huizen Ommerkanaal
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
495 residents
- 508.8
Heemse-West Heemserbos
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,345 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 Slagharen-Oost at the top?
Verspreide huizen Slagharen-Oost scores a 3.0 on this list, with 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hardenberg 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.