neighbourhood in Breda

Wisselaar

4,245 residents · postal code 4826 · Part of Breda noord, Breda

Bottom 29% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

It is quiet in Wisselaar — the noise level is five decibels below the national median — and that carries the 7.2 for quiet & nature almost single-handedly; greenery here sits just under the middle.

With the offences the problem is not theft. Property crime is below the national median, while violence is more than twice above it and vandalism almost. A 3.7 for safety here is about what happens on the street, not about what goes missing.

Wealth & income comes to 3.2, with property values well below the median and social assistance almost six times the national level, while vacancy is actually low. Nothing stands empty here; what is missing is income. That the families pillar meanwhile reaches an 8.5 comes from the short distance to the primary school.

no. 9,368 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 33 of 55 in Breda

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Is Wisselaar a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Wisselaar comes out at 31 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

30.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

7.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.5 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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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

2.7 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

4.7 km

Café

2.0 km

Library

3.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.6 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

€ 277,000

Welfare recipients

47.1 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

49%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

44%

Social housing

43%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

67%

Built after 2000

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

5,670 inw/km²

Noise level

46 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,823

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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Families

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

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.4 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+18%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,670 — 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 Wisselaar a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Wisselaar comes out at 31 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 Wisselaar?

In Wisselaar the police recorded 165 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (31 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 Wisselaar calculated?

Wisselaar scores 4.6 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 Wisselaar 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.