The safest neighbourhoods in Ermelo
9.8Number 1 · safetyErmelo - OostThe safest neighbourhood in Ermelo is Ermelo - Oost (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Ermelo: 11 of the 15 in the centre. These are mostly small areas: 9 of the 15 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 15 neighbourhoods in Ermelo with a safety grade, 7 reach a 7.0 or higher. Ermelo as a whole comes out at a 7.8, 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 Ermelo lives, there are 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Ermelo - West to 69 in Veldwijk.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Ermelo
Number 1
Ermelo - Oost
2,955 residents
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- 29.6safety
Verspreide huizen Telgt
855 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Verspreide huizen Horst
1,220 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.3safety
Ermelo - West
6,080 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.5safety
Verspreide huizen Zuiderzeeland
915 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.2safety
Ermelo - Zuid
6,520 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.1safety
Ermelo - Noord
3,105 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 86.6safety
Veldzicht
640 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 96.3safety
Verspreide huizen De Beek
100 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.3safety
Tonsel
660 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
Flagged neighbourhoods have far more businesses than residents: shopping streets, nightlife districts and station areas. Crimes are recorded where they happen, so what happens to visitors counts there too. The grade corrects for that footfall, but stays harder to compare with a residential area.
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- 114.6safety
Verspreide huizen Speuld
455 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 124.3safety
's Heerenloo
845 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 133.1safety
Veldwijk
330 residents
69 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 143.0safety
Verspreide huizen bosgebied
205 residents
54 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 152.9safety
Ermelo - Centrum
3,010 residents
54 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 Ermelo - Oost at the top?
Ermelo - Oost scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Ermelo 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.