The safest neighbourhoods in Almere
10.0Number 1 · safetyOosterwold ZuidThe safest neighbourhood in Almere is Oosterwold Zuid (10.0), with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Almere: 9 in the east, 6 in the south and 5 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,455 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.3 times as high. Of the 168 neighbourhoods in Almere with a safety grade, 69 reach a 7.0 or higher. Almere as a whole comes out at a 6.6, 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 Almere lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Noorderplassen W.-West to 26 in Columbuskwartier Zuid.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Almere
Number 1
Oosterwold Zuid
3,530 residents
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- 210.0safety
Homeruskwartier Oost
1,460 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 310.0safety
De Velden Zuid
980 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.9safety
Noorderplassen W.-West
1,625 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.9safety
Vogelhorst Zuid
1,050 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.9safety
Oostvaardersbuurt Noord
1,035 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.8safety
Nobelhorst West
2,425 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.8safety
Faunabuurt Zuidwest
1,410 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.7safety
Oosterwold Noord
2,605 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.6safety
Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Noordoost
2,170 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.5safety
Stripheldenbuurt Zuid
1,325 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.5safety
Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest
2,300 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.5safety
De Velden Noord
510 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 149.5safety
Jaagmeent en Grasmeent
730 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 159.5safety
Homeruskwartier Midden
2,635 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 169.4safety
Brugmark, Noordmark en Gildemark
505 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 179.4safety
De Laren Noord
730 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 189.4safety
Vogelhorst Noord
565 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 199.3safety
Kruidenwijk Noordwest
1,045 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 209.3safety
Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Midden oost
1,455 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 219.3safety
Filmwijk Midden
1,950 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 229.3safety
Stripheldenbuurt Midden- west
1,465 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 239.2safety
Noorderplassen W.-Zuid
2,185 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 249.2safety
Tussen de Vaarten N.- Noord
1,925 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 259.1safety
Achterwerf
690 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 269.0safety
Oostvaardersbuurt Oost
2,175 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 278.9safety
Homeruskwartier Zuid
2,420 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 288.9safety
Eilandenbuurt Noord
1,445 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 298.8safety
Tussen de Vaarten N.- Oost
1,945 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 308.8safety
Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidoost
1,500 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 318.7safety
Landgoederenbuurt Zuid en West
1,225 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 328.6safety
Regenboogbuurt West
1,800 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 338.6safety
Seizoenenbuurt West
2,385 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 348.6safety
Noorderplassen W.-Oost
2,265 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 358.6safety
Noorderplassen W.- Noord
1,240 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 368.6safety
Bouwmeesterbuurt Noord
1,820 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 378.5safety
Hofmark, Redemark en Sportmark
1,385 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 388.5safety
Seizoenenbuurt Oost
1,620 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 398.5safety
Faunabuurt Zuidoost
1,055 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 408.3safety
Literatuurwijk Zuid
2,070 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 418.3safety
Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Midden west
1,720 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 428.3safety
Verzetswijk West
1,340 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 438.2safety
Kruidenwijk Noord- midden
1,560 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 448.2safety
Lindengouw, Muidergouw en Peppengouw
1,075 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 458.2safety
Seizoenenbuurt Noord
1,000 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 468.2safety
Parkwijk Noordoost
1,875 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 478.1safety
Columbuskwartier Zuid
1,370 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 488.0safety
Literatuurwijk Noordwest
2,020 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 497.9safety
Duin Noord
1,310 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 507.9safety
Muziekwijk N.-Midden
1,780 residents
16 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 Oosterwold Zuid at the top?
Oosterwold Zuid scores a 10.0 on this list, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Almere 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.