The safest neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe
9.8Number 1 · safetyWesepe KernThe safest neighbourhood in Olst-Wijhe is Wesepe Kern (9.8), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Olst-Wijhe: 7 in the centre, 7 in the south and 4 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 22 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 22 neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe with a safety grade, 12 reach a 7.0 or higher. Olst-Wijhe as a whole comes out at a 7.5, 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 Olst-Wijhe lives, there are 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 13 in Krijtenberg en Noorder Koeslag to 36 in Stationswijk en Industrieweg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe
Number 1
Wesepe Kern
715 residents
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- 29.8safety
Welsum
625 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.3safety
Kortrick en Zonnekamp
1,665 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.3safety
Herxen
460 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Buitengebied Boerhaar
550 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.1safety
Elshof
790 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.9safety
Krijtenberg en Noorder Koeslag
2,050 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.9safety
Boskamp Kern
1,085 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.7safety
Peperkamp en De Enk
1,645 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.7safety
Buitengebied Den Nul
275 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.5safety
Buitengebied Wesepe
585 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 127.2safety
Eikelhof
365 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.7safety
Den Nul Kern
525 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.6safety
Olst Centrum-West
1,205 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.3safety
Buitengebied Wijhe
145 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.1safety
Buitengebied Boskamp
130 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 175.8safety
Wijhe Centrum
2,590 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.8safety
Buitengebied Olst
125 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.6safety
Middel
330 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.0safety
Olst Centrum-Oost
1,535 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.6safety
Boerhaar Kern
235 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.5safety
Stationswijk en Industrieweg
1,320 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 Wesepe Kern at the top?
Wesepe Kern scores a 9.8 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Olst-Wijhe 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.