neighbourhood in Breda

Geeren-noord

2,675 residents · postal code 4827 · Part of Breda noord, Breda

Bottom 25% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

The social assistance rate in Geeren-noord runs more than ten times the national middle, and the rest of the wealth & income pillar points the same way: a property value far below the Dutch median, a top income group half the national width and a bottom one covering more than half of all households. Hence a 3.0.

The 3.6 for safety admits no exception either — violence, burglary, property crime and criminal damage are all four above the Dutch median. What does work out favourably is the quiet: with noise levels clearly below the national middle, a share of green on that middle and a spacious layout, that pillar comes out at 7.5. This part of Breda noord is quieter than the other figures suggest.

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no. 35 of 55 in Breda

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Is Geeren-noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Geeren-noord comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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

28.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

10.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 91 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

3.9 km

Café

2.1 km

Library

3.5 km

Motorway ramp

2.6 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

€ 265,000

Welfare recipients

82.2 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

52%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

32%

Social housing

63%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

43%

Built after 2000

12%

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

5,934 inw/km²

Noise level

46 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,265

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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

0.4 km

Households with children

29%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+19%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
52% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,934 — 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 Geeren-noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Geeren-noord comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Geeren-noord?

In Geeren-noord the police recorded 91 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (29 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 Geeren-noord calculated?

Geeren-noord scores 4.3 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 Geeren-noord 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.