neighbourhood in Groningen

Oosterhaar

4,250 residents · postal code 9753 · Part of Haren-Oost e.o., Groningen

Top 2% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Burglary and theft in Oosterhaar are a fraction of the national median, and only vandalism comes slightly above it. That produces a 9.6 for safety and carries an overall score of 9.9.

The weakest point is wealth & income, and that figure is less clear-cut than a 6.1 suggests. The share of higher incomes is above the national level and vacancy far below it, but the number of social assistance benefits is more than twice the national level. Anyone comparing on income is looking at a district made of two groups.

For quiet & nature what counts most is noise: almost four decibels below the median, with a share of greenery above the national median. There is no open water, and that is exactly why it stopped at a 7.5 rather than going higher.

no. 250 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 3 of 120 in Groningen

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Is Oosterhaar a safe neighbourhood?

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

13.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.2 per 1,000

Property crime

3.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 61 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

0.5 km

Train station

1.1 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

3.1 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

2.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.9 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

€ 401,000

Welfare recipients

18.8 per 1,000

High incomes

22%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

70%

Social housing

21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

84%

Built after 2000

12%

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

3,860 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

63%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,021

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.3 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

0.5 km

Secondary school

2.3 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,860 — 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 Oosterhaar a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Oosterhaar?

In Oosterhaar the police recorded 61 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 Oosterhaar calculated?

Oosterhaar scores 9.9 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 Oosterhaar 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.