neighbourhood in Emmen

Emmermeer

6,000 residents · postal code 7815 · Part of Emmermeer, Emmen

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Emmermeer has everything you need day to day close by and still comes out at a 3.9 as its overall score. That is down to money: property value is roughly half the Dutch middle, more than half of households have a low income and the share of social assistance recipients is eight times the national figure. That is where the 2.6 for wealth & income comes from.

The 8.3 for families is a score about accessibility and not about how many families live there: the primary school is close by, while the share of children stays below the national level.

Among the offences all four types are above the median, violence and vandalism most sharply. That is a broader pattern than the theft you would expect in a neighbourhood with plenty of amenities, and it explains why safety stays at a 3.0.

no. 10,577 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 40 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Emmermeer a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Emmermeer comes out at 34 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

33.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

13.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 256 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

1.2 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

2.7 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

1.9 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

€ 210,000

Welfare recipients

66.7 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

52%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

40%

Social housing

49%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

63%

Built after 2000

20%

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

3,515 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

52%

Trees nearby

20%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,328

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.7 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

0.4 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.1 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
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
49% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,515 — 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 Emmermeer a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Emmermeer comes out at 34 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 Emmermeer?

In Emmermeer the police recorded 256 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (34 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 Emmermeer calculated?

Emmermeer 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 Emmermeer 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.