The safest neighbourhoods in Oude IJsselstreek
9.9Number 1 · safetyUlft-WestThe safest neighbourhood in Oude IJsselstreek is Ulft-West (9.9), with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Oude IJsselstreek: 7 in the south, 6 in the centre and 6 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 19 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.7 times as high. Of the 31 neighbourhoods in Oude IJsselstreek with a safety grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. Oude IJsselstreek 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 Oude IJsselstreek lives, there are 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Gendringen to 28 in Heelweg.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Oude IJsselstreek
Number 1
Ulft-West
5,115 residents
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- 29.8safety
Verspreide huizen Sinderen
815 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 39.6safety
Gendringen
3,805 residents
12 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 49.6safety
Etten
1,355 residents
14 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 59.2safety
Verspreide huizen Breedenbroek
545 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 69.1safety
Varsselder en Veldhunten
740 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 78.8safety
Westendorp
435 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 88.8safety
Breedenbroek
435 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 98.7safety
Verspreide huizen Ulft
400 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 108.5safety
Verspreide huizen Varsseveld
645 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 118.3safety
Verspreide huizen Westendorp
510 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 128.1safety
Varsseveld
5,220 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 138.1safety
Verspreide huizen Etten
450 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 148.0safety
Megchelen
595 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 157.7safety
Ulft-Noord
1,565 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 167.7safety
Terborg-Oost
175 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 177.4safety
Netterden
395 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 187.4safety
Verspreide huizen Megchelen
345 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 197.4safety
Verspreide huizen Gendringen
240 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 207.3safety
Verspreide huizen Voorst
305 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 217.0safety
Silvolde
4,800 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 226.9safety
Verspreide huizen Varsselder
355 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 236.5safety
Nieuwdorp Bontebrug
165 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 246.4safety
Verspreide huizen Terborg en Heuven
160 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 256.3safety
Sinderen
175 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 266.0safety
Terborg
4,325 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.8safety
Verspreide huizen Silvolde
550 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.8safety
Verspreide huizen Heelweg
1,050 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 295.1safety
Ulft-Centrum en Ulft-Oost
3,490 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 304.9safety
Heelweg
105 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 314.5safety
Verspreide huizen Netterden
155 residents
26 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 Ulft-West at the top?
Ulft-West scores a 9.9 on this list, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Oude IJsselstreek 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.