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neighbourhood in Breda

Overkroeten

3,050 residents · postal code 4823 · Part of Breda noord-west, Breda

  • no. 4,904 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 23 of 55 in Breda

Scores per pillar

Overkroeten is a post-war family district in the north-west of Breda: 86 per cent single-family homes and more than four in ten households with children. Safety (8.2) is the strongest element, at fourteen crimes per 1,000 people present, well below the median. Amenities (6.3) and housing (5.9) are sound without standing out; the average value (401,000 euro) sits just below the midpoint. The station is just over three kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
8.3 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
14.3
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 401,000
Owner-occupied
64%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 23%45–65 32%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
43%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
6,819

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Overkroeten calculated?

Overkroeten scores 7.2 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Overkroeten a safe neighbourhood?

Overkroeten scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.