Is Deventer safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Deventer safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Deventer scores 32/100 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.
Deventer scores 32/100 (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 Deventer: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 52.2500° N, 6.2000° E in Overijssel, Deventer features an altitude of 12 m. The settlement is located 89.1 km W from Amsterdam.
Overijssel
52.2500° N, 6.2000° E
12 m
Europe/Amsterdam
101,236
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Deventer happened in May, June and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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