Is Apeldoorn safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Apeldoorn safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Apeldoorn scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Netherlands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Apeldoorn scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Netherlands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Apeldoorn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 52.2100° N, 5.9700° E in Gelderland, Apeldoorn features an altitude of 12 m. The settlement is located 74.6 km WNW from Amsterdam.
Gelderland
52.2100° N, 5.9700° E
12 m
Europe/Amsterdam
138,945
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Netherlands
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Apeldoorn happened in June (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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