neighbourhood in Dantumadiel
De Westereen
5,115 residents · postal code 9271 · Part of Zuid, Dantumadiel
Plenty of space, less prosperity
De Westereen combines two things that rarely go together: a population density of more than thirteen hundred residents per square kilometre and a railway station a little more than a kilometre away. That train lifts the amenities score to a 7.7, while the space at the same time produces a 7.8 for quiet; the noise level lies clearly below the national figure here.
The 3.3 for wealth is the counterweight, and it is not mild. Half of households have a low income, earners at the top are half as common as nationally, and property values stay far below the Dutch median. Vacancy plays no part; this is purely about incomes and house prices.
The 7.6 for safety comes with a nuance: little is stolen and there are hardly any burglaries, but violence and vandalism are somewhat more common than is usual nationally.
- no. 6,388 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 5 of 16 in Dantumadiel
How De Westereen scores
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Is De Westereen a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Westereen comes out at 17 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.
In 2025, 109 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of De Westereen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,329 — far less 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 De Westereen a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Westereen comes out at 17 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 De Westereen?
In De Westereen the police recorded 109 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (17 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 De Westereen calculated?
De Westereen 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 De Westereen 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.
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