The safest neighbourhoods in Almelo
9.9Number 1 · safetySchelfhorst NoordoostThe safest neighbourhood in Almelo is Schelfhorst Noordoost (9.9), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Almelo: 7 in the centre, 7 in the north and 5 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,270 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 64 neighbourhoods in Almelo with a safety grade, 17 reach a 7.0 or higher. Almelo as a whole comes out at a 6.0, 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.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Almelo lives, there are 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Bornerbroek Kern to 64 in Verspreide huizen wijk 14.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Almelo
Number 1
Schelfhorst Noordoost
1,345 residents
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- 29.9safety
Kollenveld
1,190 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Schelfhorst Zuidoost
3,110 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Robbenhaarsweg Noord
730 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
Nijrees
3,015 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.6safety
Bornerbroek Kern
1,270 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.3safety
Aalderinkshoek Zuidwest
1,045 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.2safety
Aadorp Oost
1,130 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.8safety
Bornsestraat en omgeving Zuid
1,600 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.8safety
Markgraven
1,295 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.4safety
Parkweg en omgeving
2,075 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.0safety
Huttenveld
2,090 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.8safety
Zeven Bosjes
1,185 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.7safety
Kanaalzijde
1,430 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.7safety
Indië
1,090 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.4safety
Mooie Vrouwenweg en omgeving
875 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.1safety
Schelfhorst Noordwest
2,030 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 186.9safety
Aalderinkshoek Noordwest
1,845 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.7safety
Leemslagen Zuid
1,705 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.6safety
Verspreide huizen wijk 13
150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.6safety
Havezathe
1,615 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.5safety
Ossenkoppelerhoek Midden Noord
975 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.2safety
Rumerslanden
795 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.0safety
Aalderinkshoek Zuidoost
575 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.8safety
Boomplaats
935 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.8safety
Hofkamp Oost
1,135 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.8safety
Ootmarsumsestraat en omgeving
1,595 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.6safety
Drakensteyn en omgeving
1,395 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.6safety
Verspreide huizen wijk 21
825 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.5safety
Schelfhorst Zuidwest
1,160 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.5safety
Rohof en omgeving
500 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.1safety
Beeklust
815 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 334.9safety
Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West
1,920 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.9safety
Leemslagen Noord
1,400 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.7safety
Maardijk
965 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 364.6safety
Verspreide huizen wijk 17
300 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 374.6safety
Ulk en omgeving
990 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 384.5safety
Leemslagen Oost
1,165 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 394.5safety
Verspreide huizen wijk 12
110 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 404.3safety
Aadorp West
395 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 414.1safety
Wester Sluitersveldlanden
1,685 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 424.0safety
Kerkelanden
1,345 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 434.0safety
Ossenkoppelerhoek West
1,840 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.8safety
Nieuwland
2,050 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 453.8safety
Ossenkoppelerhoek Midden Zuid
1,015 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 463.6safety
Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek Oost
1,305 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 473.5safety
Verspreide huizen wijk 14
230 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 483.4safety
Ossenkoppelerhoek Oost
895 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 493.3safety
Aaboer
235 residents
44 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 503.2safety
Bornsestraat Midden-Riet Noord
1,030 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
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 Schelfhorst Noordoost at the top?
Schelfhorst Noordoost scores a 9.9 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Almelo 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.