Is Zwolle safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Zwolle safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Zwolle 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.
Zwolle 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 Zwolle: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than 22% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 52.5167° N, 6.1000° E in Overijssel, Zwolle features an altitude of 9 m. The settlement is located 82.7 km WSW from Amsterdam.
Overijssel
52.5167° N, 6.1000° E
9 m
Europe/Amsterdam
129,840
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Zwolle happened in May (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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