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Utrechtsestraat

1,280 residents · postal code 6811 · Part of Centrum, Arnhem

Bottom 5% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Utrechtsestraat is an urban residential neighbourhood in Arnhem with 1,280 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 2.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.0, while safety lags at 3.0. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €264k.

  • no. 12,490 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 70 of 81 in Arnhem

How Utrechtsestraat 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.
Total crime
71.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
11.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
35.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 165 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.8 km
GP practice
1.9 km
Train station
0.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.6 km
Motorway ramp
3.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 264,000
Welfare recipients
54.7 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
27%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
5%
Built after 2000
3%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
5,219 inw/km²
Noise level
61 dB
Green surroundings
31%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
22%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,896
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 µg/m³

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

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
5%
Childcare
1.1 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
2%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Utrechtsestraat has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 28%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–152%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2528%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4545%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6514%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+11%

    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

    1.3far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    79%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    5%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,219far more 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.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Utrechtsestraat calculated?

Utrechtsestraat scores 2.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Utrechtsestraat lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Utrechtsestraat a safe neighbourhood?

Utrechtsestraat scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (71.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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