neighbourhood in Geldrop-Mierlo

Braakhuizen-Zuid

4,020 residents · postal code 5666 · Part of Geldrop, Geldrop-Mierlo

Bottom 42% in the Netherlands

Good for children, with a safety question

The total number of reported offences in Braakhuizen-Zuid is only just above the national median, and yet the safety score is 4.1. One figure does that: violence here is more than twice the national median, while property crime stays below it. So this is not a neighbourhood where much gets stolen, but it is one where things more often get out of hand.

The quiet & nature pillar goes the other way, at 7.3. The tree canopy covers almost three times the national share and the noise level is below the median — remarkable for an area with more than three thousand residents per square kilometre.

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no. 9 of 14 in Geldrop-Mierlo

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Is Braakhuizen-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Braakhuizen-Zuid comes out at 28 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

27.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

6.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 144 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

1.2 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

1.4 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.8 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

€ 365,000

Welfare recipients

27.4 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

56%

Social housing

33%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

76%

Built after 2000

15%

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

3,409 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

26%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,929

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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

0.5 km

Households with children

31%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,409 — 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 Braakhuizen-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Braakhuizen-Zuid comes out at 28 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 Braakhuizen-Zuid?

In Braakhuizen-Zuid the police recorded 144 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (28 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 Braakhuizen-Zuid calculated?

Braakhuizen-Zuid scores 5.6 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 Braakhuizen-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.