neighbourhood in Enschede

Hogeland-Noord

2,995 residents · postal code 7512 · Part of Binnensingelgebied, Enschede

Bottom 3% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

Hogeland-Noord scores a fail on four of the five pillars and an 8.8 on the fifth. That one high figure is amenities: in the inner ring of Enschede everything is close by. The four low figures do not share a cause.

For quiet & nature, greenery is the weak spot: in the immediate surroundings the green share is about half the national median, which leaves little room at this density. For safety it is burglary that stands out, more than four times the national median, and after violence burglary is the heaviest component of that pillar. Property offences and vandalism are above the median too.

The wealth & income pillar points downwards on every component except vacancy: a property value far below the national median, a thin top income group, a thick bottom one and a rate of social assistance almost eight times the national level. Vacancy sits exactly on the median.

no. 12,703 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 65 of 67 in Enschede

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Is Hogeland-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hogeland-Noord comes out at 36 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

36.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.7 per 1,000

Property crime

18.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 140 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.1 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 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

€ 268,000

Welfare recipients

60.1 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

49%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

43%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

62%

Built after 2000

14%

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

8,666 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

27%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,869

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.0 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

0.7 km

Households with children

23%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.1 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Hogeland-Noord has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 17%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2517%
NL median 11%
25–4530%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+17%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
55% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
23% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,666 — 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 Hogeland-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hogeland-Noord comes out at 36 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 Hogeland-Noord?

In Hogeland-Noord the police recorded 140 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 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 Hogeland-Noord calculated?

Hogeland-Noord scores 2.7 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 Hogeland-Noord 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.