neighbourhood in Emmen

Angelslo

7,725 residents · postal code 7824 · Part of Angelslo, Emmen

Bottom 5% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Quiet is not the same as safe, and Angelslo shows that sharply. The quiet pillar comes out at an 8.0: the tree canopy is more than double the Dutch middle, the vegetation around the homes lies above it and the noise below it. In that same neighbourhood stands a 2.7 for safety, because crime does not sit in that quiet pillar. Violence is at almost three times the Dutch level, burglary almost as strongly, and theft and vandalism too come out well above it.

The wealth score is just as low. The property value does not reach half the Dutch middle, and the top income group is about a third of what is usual nationally. Social assistance too is many times above it.

Amenities stick at a 6.2: supermarket, GP and restaurant are about a kilometre away, just too far to do everything on foot.

no. 12,438 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 65 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Angelslo a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Angelslo comes out at 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Angelslo is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

38.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

6.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.7 per 1,000

Property crime

12.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 349 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

0.9 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

3.7 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

2.4 km

Café

1.9 km

Library

3.8 km

Motorway ramp

1.3 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

€ 196,000

Welfare recipients

69.9 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

55%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

47%

Social housing

39%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

73%

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

3,201 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

55%

Trees nearby

21%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,333

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.8 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

0.7 km

Households with children

26%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
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
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,201 — 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 Angelslo a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Angelslo comes out at 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Angelslo is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. 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 Angelslo?

In Angelslo the police recorded 349 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (38 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 Angelslo calculated?

Angelslo scores 2.9 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 Angelslo 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.