neighbourhood in Enschede

Helmerhoek-Zuid

3,695 residents · postal code 7546 · Part of Enschede-Zuid, Enschede

Top 25% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Helmerhoek-Zuid scores a 9.5 for safety and that figure is borne out across the board: violence, burglary, property offences and vandalism all sit below the national median, the first three by a wide margin. Such an even picture is less common than it seems — in most neighbourhoods one type pulls the average up.

Set against that is a 4.2 for wealth & income, which is not obvious in a neighbourhood where seven in ten homes are owner-occupied. The share of owner-occupied homes barely counts in that pillar; property value counts a great deal, and here it lags more than a quarter behind the national median. On top comes a social assistance rate three times the national one. Only vacancy is close to nil, which fits a neighbourhood made up entirely of family houses.

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no. 15 of 67 in Enschede

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Is Helmerhoek-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

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

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Safety

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

Total crime

13.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

2.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 52 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

0.7 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

6.2 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

5.2 km

Café

2.7 km

Library

2.3 km

Motorway ramp

3.6 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

€ 308,000

Welfare recipients

24.4 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

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

100%

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

7,394 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

23%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,238

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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

0.6 km

Households with children

41%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

2.0 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Helmerhoek-Zuid looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+18%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,394 — 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 Helmerhoek-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Helmerhoek-Zuid?

In Helmerhoek-Zuid the police recorded 52 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 Helmerhoek-Zuid calculated?

Helmerhoek-Zuid 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 Helmerhoek-Zuid 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.