The safest neighbourhoods in De Wolden
9.8Number 1 · safetyOosteinde-BuitenThe safest neighbourhood in De Wolden is Oosteinde-Buiten (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across De Wolden: 7 in the west, 6 in the east and 5 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 20 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 31 neighbourhoods in De Wolden with a safety grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. 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.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of De Wolden lives, there are 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Ruinen to 50 in Verspreide huizen Veeningen.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in De Wolden
Number 1
Oosteinde-Buiten
545 residents
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- 29.4safety
Alteveer
535 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.1safety
Verspreide huizen Koekange
820 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.8safety
Drogteropslagen
310 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.7safety
Verspreide huizen Kerkenveld
325 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.6safety
Verspreide huizen Linde
490 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.5safety
Ruinerwold
2,540 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.5safety
Ruinen
2,665 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.5safety
Ansen
270 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.4safety
Koekange
1,155 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.4safety
Zuidwolde kern
5,380 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.4safety
Oosteinde
295 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.2safety
Verspreide huizen Fort
445 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.2safety
De Wijk
2,660 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.1safety
Ruinerwold-Buiten
290 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.1safety
Verspreide huizen Drogteropslagen
230 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.0safety
Verspreide huizen Alteveer
285 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.0safety
Veeningen
350 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.5safety
Koekange Zuid
175 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.4safety
Kerkenveld
605 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.0safety
Echten
205 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.4safety
Verspreide huizen Ruinen
660 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.3safety
Koekangerveld
145 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.3safety
Berghuizen
140 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.1safety
Linde
130 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.8safety
Verspreide huizen De Wijk
325 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.7safety
Koekange Noord
295 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.8safety
Verspreide huizen Zuidwolde
1,035 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 294.6safety
Verspreide huizen Veeningen
380 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.3safety
Fort
215 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 313.8safety
Verspreide huizen Echten
180 residents
35 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 Oosteinde-Buiten at the top?
Oosteinde-Buiten scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 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.