The safest neighbourhoods in Lochem
10.0Number 1 · safetyEpseThe safest neighbourhood in Lochem is Epse (10.0), with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Lochem: 10 in the east, 6 in the centre and 6 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 2.8 times as high. Of the 34 neighbourhoods in Lochem with a safety grade, 26 reach a 7.0 or higher. Lochem 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 Lochem lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Epse to 48 in Lochem-Noord.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Lochem
Number 1
Epse
1,625 residents
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- 29.2safety
Gorssel
3,490 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.0safety
Verspreide huizen Oolde
820 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.0safety
Verspreide huizen Harfsen
1,050 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 58.8safety
Verspreide huizen Verwolde
1,000 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 68.8safety
Harfsen
745 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.8safety
Lochem-Oost
2,620 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.7safety
Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk
340 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.6safety
Verspreide huizen Nettelhorst, Langen en Zwiep
460 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.5safety
Verspreide huizen Epse
465 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.4safety
Laren
1,780 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.3safety
Lochem-West
2,170 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.3safety
Barchem
930 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.1safety
Verspreide huizen Kring van Dorth
305 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.1safety
Almen
770 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.1safety
Verspreide huizen Almen ten noorden van Twentekanaal
190 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.0safety
Molengronden
1,300 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.9safety
Verspreide huizen Groot Dochteren
295 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.7safety
Verspreide huizen Gorssel
470 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.6safety
Verspreide huizen Boschheurne en Zwiepsche Broek
310 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.6safety
Verspreide huizen Joppe
415 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.6safety
Eefde
3,435 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.4safety
Verspreide huizen Exel
210 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.3safety
Zuiderenk
3,845 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.0safety
Vesting
850 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.0safety
Verspreide huizen Almen ten zuiden van Twentekanaal
235 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.4safety
Exel
155 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.5safety
Verspreide huizen Ampsen
215 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.4safety
Verspreide huizen Klein Dochteren
265 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 305.1safety
Lochem-Noord
870 residents
48 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.8safety
Verspreide huizen Lochemseweg
170 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 324.2safety
Lochem-Zuid
970 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 334.1safety
Verspreide huizen Het Veen en Grote Veld
295 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.6safety
Verspreide huizen Eefde
1,135 residents
36 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 Epse at the top?
Epse scores a 10.0 on this list, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Lochem 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.