neighbourhood in Emmen

Rietlanden

9,005 residents · postal code 7827 · Part of Rietlanden, Emmen

Top 25% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Rietlanden's wealth pillar hangs almost entirely on the property value: it lies at just over two thirds of the Dutch median and drags the 5.2 down on its own. The incomes actually do their part — the top income group is as large as nationally, the lowest thinner, and almost nothing stands empty. Only social assistance comes out above the Dutch level.

Amenities is also stuck at a 5.2, and that comes from the two components that weigh heaviest in it: supermarket and GP are both more than a kilometre away.

Set against that is the quiet. The noise level lies almost three decibels below the national middle and a tenth of the surface is water; that yields an 8.1 for quiet. Together with a 9.5 for safety, that carries the overall score.

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no. 2 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Rietlanden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Rietlanden comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Rietlanden 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

13.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

3.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 137 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.

Supermarket

1.2 km

GP practice

1.3 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

6.2 km

Café

4.3 km

Library

4.3 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

€ 297,000

Welfare recipients

13.3 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

78%

Social housing

12%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

89%

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

3,320 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

10%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

817

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.9 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

36%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

4.5 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6532%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,320 — 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 Rietlanden a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Rietlanden?

In Rietlanden the police recorded 137 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Rietlanden calculated?

Rietlanden scores 8.1 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 Rietlanden 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.