The safest neighbourhoods in Elburg
10.0Number 1 · safety’t Harde WestThe safest neighbourhood in Elburg is ’t Harde West (10.0), with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Elburg: 7 in the north, 5 in the south and 3 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 20 has 1,130 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2 times as high. Of the 20 neighbourhoods in Elburg with a safety grade, 15 reach a 7.0 or higher. Elburg as a whole comes out at a 8.6, 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 Elburg lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in ’t Harde West to 51 in ’t Harde Zuid.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Elburg
Number 1
’t Harde West
2,405 residents
View this neighbourhood →
- 29.9safety
Achterweg-De Dijkjes-Horstkamp
1,170 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.6safety
Oosthoek
2,955 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.4safety
Wildemaet-Molendorp
1,495 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Buitengebied ’t Harde Noord
590 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.3safety
Vossenakker-De Pal
1,180 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.0safety
Buitengebied Doornspijk Oost
1,130 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.9safety
’t Harde Oost
1,175 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.8safety
Doornspijk
1,900 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.2safety
’t Harde Centrum
2,170 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
▸Show the full list (10 more neighbourhoods)
- 117.9safety
Vrijheid
2,440 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.7safety
Binnenstad
945 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 137.4safety
Hoge Enk
920 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 147.3safety
’t Harde Noord
305 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.3safety
Oostendorp
1,800 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.9safety
Buitengebied Doornspijk West
310 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.8safety
Havengebied
350 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 185.4safety
Buitengebied Elburg Zuid
160 residents
40 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.4safety
’t Harde Zuid
340 residents
51 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.4safety
Buitengebied Elburg Noord
120 residents
32 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 ’t Harde West at the top?
’t Harde West scores a 10.0 on this list, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Elburg 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.