The districts of Olst-Wijhe
Olst-Wijhe has 19,015 residents (2026), spread across 12 districts and 23 neighbourhoods.
Spacious and quiet, but not set up for children
Olst-Wijhe comes out at 7.1 as a municipality — better than 61% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.8; families hold it back at 5.3. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Wesepe Kern (9.2), the lowest in Den Nul Kern (3.6). That is 5.6 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Olst-Wijhe
- residents
- 19,015
- districts
- 12
- neighbourhoods
- 23
- km² of land
- 114
How Olst-Wijhe scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 432 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Olst-Wijhe looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,090 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Olst-Wijhe →Wesepe Kern
Olst-Wijhe
Krijtenberg en Noorder Koeslag
Olst-Wijhe
Peperkamp en De Enk
Olst-Wijhe
Buitengebied Wijhe
Olst-Wijhe
Welsum
Olst-Wijhe
Kortrick en Zonnekamp
Olst-Wijhe
Weakest neighbourhoods
The worst and the safest districts of Olst-Wijhe
The worst districts of Olst-Wijhe are in one ranking, the safest in the other. Both are built on registered crimes per 1,000 people present, not on reputation.
- The worst and most dangerous areas of Olst-Wijhe: the neighbourhoods with the most registered crime.
- The safest areas of Olst-Wijhe: the same measurement, the other end of the list.
- All rankings for Olst-Wijhe →
Other rankings
The 12 districts of Olst-Wijhe with a grade
Sorted by total grade