The safest neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.)
10.0Number 1 · safetyDalmedenThe safest neighbourhood in Hengelo (O.) is Dalmeden (10.0), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Hengelo (O.): 15 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,540 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.6 times as high. Of the 47 neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.) with a safety grade, 19 reach a 7.0 or higher. Hengelo (O.) as a whole comes out at a 6.1, 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 Hengelo (O.) lives, there are 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Dalmeden to 225 in Binnenstad Centrum.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Hengelo (O.)
Number 1
Dalmeden
1,185 residents
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- 29.9safety
Het Broek
2,780 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Vossenbelt Noord
2,090 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.7safety
Berflo Es Zuid
1,455 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.7safety
Vossenbelt Zuid
2,295 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.7safety
Weijinkshoek
1,120 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.7safety
Bartelinkshoek
1,180 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.5safety
Bruninkshoek
1,095 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.3safety
Vikkerhoek
795 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.3safety
Molendijkhoek
1,650 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.2safety
Middelhoek
1,540 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.7safety
Bovenhoek
2,105 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.4safety
Roershoek
2,370 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.2safety
Tuindorp 't Lansink
1,975 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.1safety
Groot Driene Zuid
2,490 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.8safety
Verspreide huizen Beckum
455 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.6safety
Elsbeek
2,145 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.0safety
Woolder Es
2,640 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 196.4safety
Hengelose Es Noord
4,625 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.2safety
Veldwijk Zuid
1,000 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.9safety
Tichelwerk
3,400 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.8safety
Tijertshoek
1,120 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.5safety
Beckum (kern)
490 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.4safety
Schothorsthoek
675 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.1safety
Zwavertshoek
1,235 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.1safety
Klein Driene
1,555 residents
32 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 274.8safety
Verspreide huizen Oele
265 residents
49 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.7safety
Weidedorp
2,855 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 294.6safety
't Wilbert
2,940 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.2safety
Tuindorp Zuid
2,905 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.1safety
Sogtoenhoek
1,455 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 324.1safety
Berflo Es Noord
3,585 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 334.1safety
Nijverheid
4,160 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.1safety
Verspreide huizen Twekkelo
220 residents
47 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 354.0safety
Noord
4,265 residents
30 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 363.9safety
Binnenstad West
910 residents
59 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 373.5safety
De Noork
2,135 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 383.4safety
Veldwijk Noord
1,365 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 393.3safety
Anninks-/Nijhofshoek
2,095 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 403.3safety
Groot Driene Noord
3,380 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 413.3safety
Stadspark Weusthag Zuid
125 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 423.1safety
Binnenstad Oost
1,155 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 433.0safety
Binnenstad Centrum
1,250 residents
225 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 443.0safety
Verspreide huizen Driene
275 residents
64 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 452.7safety
Woolde
1,715 residents
45 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 Dalmeden at the top?
Dalmeden scores a 10.0 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Hengelo (O.) 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.