The safest neighbourhoods in Gulpen-Wittem
9.5Number 1 · safetyWijlreThe safest neighbourhood in Gulpen-Wittem is Wijlre (9.5), with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Gulpen-Wittem: 8 in the south, 4 in the north and 4 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 17 of the 21 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 21 neighbourhoods in Gulpen-Wittem with a safety grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Gulpen-Wittem as a whole comes out at a 7.0, 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 Gulpen-Wittem lives, there are 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 16 in Eys-Overeys to 63 in Verspreide huizen.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Gulpen-Wittem
Number 1
Wijlre
1,885 residents
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- 29.1safety
Epen
690 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.6safety
Partij-Wittem
775 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 48.2safety
Mechelen
1,290 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.9safety
Eys-Overeys
1,375 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.7safety
Schweiberg-Dal
200 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.4safety
Etenaken
260 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.4safety
Nijswiller
695 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.1safety
Verspreide huizen
190 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 106.7safety
Trintelen
135 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.6safety
Slenaken
360 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.4safety
Stokhem-Beertsenhoven
170 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.3safety
Ingber-De Hut
195 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.2safety
Heijenrade
160 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.0safety
Reijmerstok
510 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.0safety
Wahlwiller
410 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.5safety
Eperheide
125 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.4safety
Verspreide huizen
155 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.3safety
Gulpen
3,465 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.3safety
Verspreide huizen
200 residents
63 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.2safety
Euverem, Pesaken, Billinghuizen en Waterop
265 residents
49 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 Wijlre at the top?
Wijlre scores a 9.5 on this list, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Gulpen-Wittem 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.