neighbourhood in Bronckhorst

Zelhem

5,745 residents · postal code 7021 · Part of Zelhem, Bronckhorst

Top 28% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

In Zelhem the income distribution has shifted downwards: the top income group is clearly thinner than nationally, the bottom one broader, and the property value stays far below the national middle. The heaviest components of wealth all point down as a result, and that produces a 4.3 — not through one outlier but through the whole distribution.

Insecurity does not follow from it. The number of registered offences lies at less than half the national level and property crime occurs less than a quarter as often as in the average Dutch neighbourhood; violence and vandalism likewise stay well below it. Only burglary lies slightly above the median, which across over five thousand residents amounts to a handful of reported offences' difference. So the 9.1 for safety stands firm, in a village where incomes lag behind.

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Is Zelhem a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zelhem comes out at 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Zelhem is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

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

Total crime

11.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

2.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 73 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

0.5 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

8.0 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

6.4 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

0.7 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 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

€ 364,000

Welfare recipients

10.4 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

85%

Built after 2000

17%

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

2,874 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

55%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

798

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.8 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

0.4 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

6.0 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Zelhem has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,874 — 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 Zelhem a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zelhem comes out at 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Zelhem is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Zelhem?

In Zelhem the police recorded 73 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (11 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 Zelhem calculated?

Zelhem scores 7.9 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 Zelhem 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.