neighbourhood in Barendrecht

Meerwede Zuidoost

2,190 residents · postal code 2993 · Part of Meerwede, Barendrecht

Top 50% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

Meerwede Zuidoost records fewer offences than the average Dutch neighbourhood, but one category deviates sharply: vandalism here is more than twice the national median, while violence, burglary and theft all stay below it. That is a different kind of nuisance from what the 8.1 suggests — visible on the street, and not something reported-offence figures penalise a neighbourhood heavily for.

The quiet & nature pillar is the weak spot. The greenery within three hundred metres covers under thirty per cent of the ground and the tree canopy is barely there; only the water joins in, sitting well above the national level.

The supermarket is a good two kilometres away while the GP and the restaurant are around the corner. That is an unusual combination, and it is exactly what keeps the amenities pillar at 6.7.

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no. 33 of 44 in Barendrecht

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Is Meerwede Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Meerwede Zuidoost comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

18.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

6.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 48 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

2.1 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

4.6 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

0.6 km

Café

2.5 km

Library

1.9 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 424,000

Welfare recipients

22.8 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

62%

Built after 2000

46%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

8,905 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

29%

Trees nearby

Water share

11%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,849

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.1 km

Households with children

43%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

3.0 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Meerwede Zuidoost has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4519%
NL median 22%
45–6532%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
43% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,905 — far 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

Is Meerwede Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Meerwede Zuidoost comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Meerwede Zuidoost?

In Meerwede Zuidoost the police recorded 48 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Meerwede Zuidoost calculated?

Meerwede Zuidoost scores 6.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Meerwede Zuidoost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.