neighbourhood in Emmen

Erica-Centrum

3,825 residents · postal code 7887 · Part of Erica, Emmen

Top 45% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Erica-Centrum is one of those neighbourhoods where every component of the safety pillar pulls in the same direction. Burglary occurs at a fraction of the national level here, vandalism at a third of it and theft well below the Dutch median; only violence sits narrowly above. The total of reported offences is nearly half what is usual nationally, and that yields an 8.7.

Building density is low and noise sits a good three decibels below the Dutch median. That carries the 7.0 for quiet & nature more than the greenery does, because the green share here stays just under the national figure and the tree canopy below it. A quiet neighbourhood is therefore not automatically a green one.

The wealth & income pillar shows a consistent picture: property values well below the Dutch median, fewer high incomes than nationally, more low ones, and a social assistance level a good double. Only the low vacancy points the other way. The 4.0 that follows is this neighbourhood's weakest figure.

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no. 9 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Erica-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Erica-Centrum comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Erica-Centrum is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest 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

13.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.3 per 1,000

Property crime

5.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 57 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

6.0 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

9.7 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

5.1 km

Motorway ramp

4.0 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

€ 288,000

Welfare recipients

18.3 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

71%

Social housing

24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

91%

Built after 2000

13%

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

1,873 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

429

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

0.7 km

Households with children

37%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

5.5 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Erica-Centrum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,873 — less 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 Erica-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Erica-Centrum?

In Erica-Centrum the police recorded 57 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 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 Erica-Centrum calculated?

Erica-Centrum scores 6.7 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 Erica-Centrum 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.