The safest neighbourhoods in Oost Gelre
9.8Number 1 · safetyPapendijkThe safest neighbourhood in Oost Gelre is Papendijk (9.8), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Oost Gelre: 8 in the north, 8 in the south and 5 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 16 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.7 times as high. Of the 35 neighbourhoods in Oost Gelre with a safety grade, 26 reach a 7.0 or higher. Oost Gelre as a whole comes out at a 8.2, 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 Oost Gelre lives, there are 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 11 in Flierbeek to 46 in Buitengebied Lichtenvoorde.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Oost Gelre
Number 1
Papendijk
1,230 residents
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- 29.8safety
Flierbeek
965 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.8safety
Veld Oost
2,290 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
hartreize
850 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.6safety
Buitengebied Zieuwent
945 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.5safety
Broekdijk
1,640 residents
11 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 79.5safety
Buitengebied Marienvelde
485 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 89.5safety
Buitengebied Harreveld
515 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 99.4safety
Bebouwde kom Vragender
480 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 109.4safety
Zuid-West
515 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 119.0safety
Veld West
1,080 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 129.0safety
Bebouwde kom Zieuwent
1,090 residents
13 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 139.0safety
Bebowde kom Marienvelde
440 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.9safety
Het Blik
470 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 158.9safety
Banninghof
1,255 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 168.8safety
Schatberg
1,195 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 178.7safety
't Zand
785 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 188.4safety
Oosteres
345 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 198.3safety
Groenlo-Zuid
560 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 208.2safety
Buitengebied Groenlo
885 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.7safety
Broek
860 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 227.7safety
Hooiland
1,965 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 237.6safety
Bebouwde kom Lievelde
755 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 247.4safety
Noordrand
370 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 257.1safety
Binnenstad Groenlo
1,365 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 267.0safety
Buitengebied Vragender
685 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 276.8safety
Noord-West
2,170 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 286.1safety
Buitengebied Lichtenvoorde
395 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.0safety
Oude Kamp
135 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 305.3safety
Den Esch
235 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 315.2safety
Centrum
935 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 325.0safety
Bedrijventerrein Brandemat
A residential area despite the name: 260 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
260 residents
45 crimes per 1,000 people present
business park - 334.8safety
Bebouwde kom Harreveld
795 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 344.2safety
Buitengebied Lievelde
645 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 353.6safety
Marveld
200 residents
37 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 Papendijk at the top?
Papendijk scores a 9.8 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Oost Gelre 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.