neighbourhood in Groningen

Hoogkerk-Zuid

5,195 residents · postal code 9744 · Part of Hoogkerk e.o., Groningen

Bottom 50% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

What stands out in Hoogkerk-Zuid is the composition of the crime, not the amount. Fewer offences are reported here than is usual nationally and theft is even considerably less common, but vandalism runs at double the national level and violence just above it. That explains why the safety score stays stuck at a 5.7 while the total lies below the Dutch median.

The 8.9 for families comes mainly from the primary school, four hundred metres away; distance to education and childcare is almost two thirds of that pillar. And children actually do live here, which by no means always goes together with a figure like that.

The quiet pillar is held up by water: a good tenth of the surface. The noise level, by contrast, lies clearly above the national figure, and together that produces a 5.4.

no. 6,640 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 41 of 120 in Groningen

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Is Hoogkerk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoogkerk-Zuid comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer 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

20.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

3.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 125 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

5.1 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

6.3 km

Café

1.5 km

Library

0.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 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

€ 294,000

Welfare recipients

25.0 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

19%

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

2,368 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

48%

Trees nearby

Water share

12%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

891

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 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

0.4 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

3.5 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,368 — around the 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 Hoogkerk-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoogkerk-Zuid comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Hoogkerk-Zuid?

In Hoogkerk-Zuid the police recorded 125 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 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 Hoogkerk-Zuid calculated?

Hoogkerk-Zuid scores 6.2 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 Hoogkerk-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.