neighbourhood in Elburg
Vrijheid
2,440 residents · postal code 8081 · Part of Elburg, Elburg
Everything for children close by, thinner wallets
Vandalism is the only type of reported offence in Vrijheid that comes out above the national median, almost twice as high, while violence, burglary and theft stay clearly below it. That produces a 7.9 for safety.
The amenities pillar lags at a 5.8 compared with what the supermarket around the corner would suggest. The GP is one and a half kilometres away, a restaurant further still and the station further again. For families that makes no difference: the primary school is five hundred metres away and more than a third of households have children, together good for a 9.1. Wealth & income lags at a 4.1 because of a property value well below the Dutch average.
- no. 5,954 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 15 of 20 in Elburg
How Vrijheid scores
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Is Vrijheid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Vrijheid comes out at 18 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, 47 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
Vrijheid 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%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,177 — 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 Vrijheid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Vrijheid comes out at 18 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 Vrijheid?
In Vrijheid the police recorded 47 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Vrijheid calculated?
Vrijheid scores 6.6 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 Vrijheid 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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