The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
The most dangerous neighbourhood in Westerwolde is Verspreide huizen Ter Apel en Ter Apelkanaal (2.8), with 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Westerwolde: 11 in the north, 8 in the south and 5 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 23 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 2.4 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 49 neighbourhoods in Westerwolde with a safety grade, 13 stay below a 5.0.
The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerwolde
- 12.8
Verspreide huizen Ter Apel en Ter Apelkanaal
58 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,660 residents
- 23.1
Ter Apel
83 crimes per 1,000 people present
3,965 residents
- 33.4
Oudeschans
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
100 residents
- 43.6
Verspreide huizen ten westen van Blijham
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 53.7
Sellingerbeetse
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
180 residents
- 64.0
Veele
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
215 residents
- 74.0
Verspreide huizen ten noorden van Vlagtwedde
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 84.1
Vriescheloo-Zuid
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
405 residents
- 94.1
Verspreide huizen in de Weddermarke
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
155 residents
- 104.2
Verspreide huizen Ter Wisch
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
200 residents
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- 114.5
Barnflair
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
200 residents
- 124.8
Jipsingboertange
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 134.8
Ter Apel-West
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
540 residents
- 145.0
Ter Apelkanaal
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
630 residents
- 155.3
Stakenborg
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
175 residents
- 165.3
Wedderveer
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
120 residents
- 175.4
Rhederbrug-Oost
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
135 residents
- 185.4
Verspreide huizen ten zuidoosten van Vriescheloo
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
105 residents
- 195.5
Verspreide huizen tussen Harpel en Sellingerbeetse
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
225 residents
- 205.6
Harpel
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
170 residents
- 215.7
De Maten
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
170 residents
- 225.7
Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
100 residents
- 235.7
Verspreide huizen ten noordoosten van Rhederbrug
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
115 residents
- 245.8
Wedderheide
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
230 residents
- 255.9
Verspreide huizen te Laudermarke
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
125 residents
- 265.9
Leemdobben en Lammerweg
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
130 residents
- 275.9
Verspreide huizen Bourtange
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
260 residents
- 285.9
Burgemeester Beinsdorp
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
340 residents
- 296.0
Munnekemoer
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
160 residents
- 306.2
Verspreide huizen Vlagtwedde
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
245 residents
- 316.3
Jipsingboermussel en Zandberg
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
380 residents
- 326.3
Verspreide huizen Hoorn
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
150 residents
- 336.6
Verspreide huizen Veelerveen
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
165 residents
- 346.6
Veelerveen
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
595 residents
- 356.9
Ter Apel 't Heem
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,905 residents
- 366.9
Vriescheloo
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
285 residents
- 377.0
Jipsinghuizen en Plaggenborg
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
140 residents
- 387.2
Bourtange
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
430 residents
- 397.4
Verspreide huizen ten oosten van Ruiten A-kanaal
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
225 residents
- 407.5
Agobuurt
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
595 residents
- 417.7
Bellingwolde
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
2,375 residents
- 427.9
Verspreide huizen ten zuidoosten van Bellingwolde
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
380 residents
- 438.0
Verspreide huizen Sellingen
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
295 residents
- 448.1
Blijham
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,975 residents
- 458.5
Rhederweg-West
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
395 residents
- 469.0
Morige
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
415 residents
- 479.4
Wedde
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
590 residents
- 489.5
Sellingen
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,075 residents
- 499.7
Vlagtwedde
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
1,985 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 Ter Apel en Ter Apelkanaal at the top?
Verspreide huizen Ter Apel en Ter Apelkanaal scores a 2.8 on this list, with 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westerwolde 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.