neighbourhood in Groningen

Schildersbuurt

5,670 residents · postal code 9718 · Part of Oud-West, Groningen

Bottom 16% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

Well over three quarters of households in the Schildersbuurt consist of a single person living alone and fewer than a sixth of residents are children or over 65. That the families pillar still yields a 5.1 is because it mainly measures distances and the primary school is nearby here — the figure says something about the surroundings, not about who lives there.

The 3.9 for safety has a clear main component: the number of household burglaries lies well over three times above the national median and property crime on top of that well over one and a half times. Violence and vandalism, by contrast, lie exactly at the national level. So it is not more dangerous on the street here than elsewhere; there are more break-ins. The noise stands out too: it lies considerably above the median, and together with the scarce greenery it produces a 3.2 for quiet.

no. 11,037 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 77 of 120 in Groningen

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Is Schildersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schildersbuurt comes out at 30 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

30.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

14.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 243 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

2.4 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.9 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

€ 338,000

Welfare recipients

19.4 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

57%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

36%

Social housing

10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

25%

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

15,527 inw/km²

Noise level

59 dB

Green surroundings

25%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

5,858

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.8 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

0.8 km

Households with children

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.7 km

Residents under 15

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Schildersbuurt has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 44%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–154%
NL median 14%
15–2544%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6512%
NL median 28%
65+10%
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
1.3 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
77% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
5% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
15,527 — 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 Schildersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schildersbuurt comes out at 30 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 Schildersbuurt?

In Schildersbuurt the police recorded 243 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (30 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 Schildersbuurt calculated?

Schildersbuurt scores 3.7 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 Schildersbuurt 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.