neighbourhood in Dongen

West 1

3,355 residents · postal code 5101 · Part of Dongen, Dongen

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

The crime figures for West 1 are only just above the national median in total, and still the safety pillar comes out at 4.0. The reason lies in two of the four types: burglary here is almost five times as common as nationally and violence almost twice. Property crime and vandalism, by contrast, stay well below — so the score here is about what happens to people and homes, not about what disappears from the street.

The 3.7 for wealth & income is broader in nature: property value stays well below the median, the top income group is thin, the bottom one wide and social assistance more than twice as common. Only vacancy sits exactly at the national level. So the overall score of 3.9 rests on two weak pillars, not one.

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Is West 1 a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West 1 comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

25.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.9 per 1,000

Property crime

6.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 99 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

0.9 km

Train station

7.3 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

6.0 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 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

€ 302,000

Welfare recipients

17.9 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

53%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

72%

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

4,150 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

42%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,507

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

0.7 km

Households with children

26%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of West 1 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
45% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,150 — 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 West 1 a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West 1 comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in West 1?

In West 1 the police recorded 99 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (25 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 West 1 calculated?

West 1 scores 3.9 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 West 1 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.