neighbourhood in Emmen

Bargeres

8,890 residents · postal code 7812 · Part of Bargeres, Emmen

Bottom 12% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

The property value in Bargeres comes out at about half of the Dutch median. That is the heaviest component of the wealth pillar and it largely explains the 3.1; a social assistance figure of more than five times the national middle does the rest. At the top end only one in ten households earns well.

In the crime figures one type stands out: vandalism lies at more than double the Dutch level. Violence, burglary and theft also come out above it, but barely. The sharpest deviation behind the 4.3 is therefore vandalism, not violence.

Quiet, with a 6.7, is the neighbourhood's strongest score, and that comes from the trees: the tree canopy in the surroundings is almost twice the national middle.

no. 11,619 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 52 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Bargeres a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bargeres comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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.

Total crime

29.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

9.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 317 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

1.1 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

4.3 km

Café

3.0 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 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

€ 214,000

Welfare recipients

41.6 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

57%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

79%

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

3,641 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,296

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.0 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

0.8 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

2.4 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,641 — 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 Bargeres a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bargeres comes out at 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. 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 Bargeres?

In Bargeres the police recorded 317 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (29 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 Bargeres calculated?

Bargeres scores 3.3 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 Bargeres 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.