The safest neighbourhoods in Noordoostpolder
10.0Number 1 · safetyEspel-woonkernThe safest neighbourhood in Noordoostpolder is Espel-woonkern (10.0), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Noordoostpolder: 7 in the centre, 6 in the west and 5 in the east. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,060 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Noordoostpolder with a safety grade, 19 reach a 7.0 or higher. Noordoostpolder as a whole comes out at a 7.3, 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 Noordoostpolder lives, there are 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 9 in Emmeloord-de Erven to 83 in Emmeloord-Centrum-Centrum Oost.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Noordoostpolder
Number 1
Espel-woonkern
1,060 residents
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- 29.6safety
Emmeloord-de Erven
4,745 residents
9 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.6safety
Tollebeek-landelijk gebied
580 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Marknesse-woonkern
2,615 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.4safety
Emmeloord-Emmelhage-Boswonen
2,285 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.4safety
Ens-landelijk gebied
1,320 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.3safety
Nagele-landelijk gebied
815 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.0safety
Kraggenburg-woonkern
855 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.0safety
Ens-woonkern
2,085 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.9safety
Tollebeek-woonkern
1,890 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.8safety
Emmeloord-de Zuidert
3,265 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.6safety
Espel-landelijk gebied
665 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.5safety
Creil-woonkern
1,120 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.4safety
Marknesse-landelijk gebied
1,305 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.8safety
Nagele-woonkern
1,140 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.8safety
Luttelgeest-woonkern
900 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.8safety
Emmeloord-Emmelhage-Waterwonen/Polderwonen
870 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.5safety
Emmeloord-Waterland
210 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.5safety
Emmeloord-Espelervaart-Espelervaart West
2,860 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 206.9safety
Bant-woonkern
875 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 216.8safety
Bant-landelijk gebied
770 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.7safety
Rutten-woonkern
910 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.5safety
Creil-landelijk gebied
630 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.3safety
Kraggenburg-landelijk gebied
725 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.2safety
Emmeloord-Revelsant-Noord
1,245 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.1safety
Luttelgeest-landelijk gebied
1,890 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.6safety
Emmeloord-Centrum-Bos en Gaard
415 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 284.9safety
Emmeloord-Revelsant-Zuid
2,635 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 294.9safety
Emmeloord-Espelervaart-Bergenbuurt
1,310 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.8safety
Rutten-landelijk gebied
785 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.1safety
Emmeloord-Espelervaart-Rivierenbuurt
1,610 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 323.6safety
Emmeloord-Centrum-Tussen Gracht en Vaart
2,135 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 333.5safety
Emmeloord-landelijk gebied
720 residents
70 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 343.2safety
Emmeloord-Centrum-Centrum West
1,460 residents
53 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 352.7safety
Emmeloord-Centrum-Centrum Oost
1,695 residents
83 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 Espel-woonkern at the top?
Espel-woonkern scores a 10.0 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Noordoostpolder 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.