neighbourhood in Groningen

Vogelbuurt

3,145 residents · postal code 9713 · Part of Oud-Oost, Groningen

Bottom 11% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

In the Vogelbuurt in Groningen the crime figure turns almost entirely on theft: property crime here runs at double the national middle, while violence sits exactly on it. That difference matters for anyone trying to place the 4.1 for safety — this is an area where things go missing, not one where the street goes wrong at night.

The real weakness sits in the wealth & income column, and it is unconditional: property value far below the median, more than half of households on a low income, few high incomes and a rate of social assistance ten times the national level. Vacancy too is above the middle.

Quiet & nature is the striking one. The sound level here is below the national median, but greenery within three hundred metres, at nearly thirty per cent, is among the sparsest surroundings in the country, and that is what explains the 4.7.

no. 11,661 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 90 of 120 in Groningen

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Is Vogelbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vogelbuurt comes out at 32 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

32.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

18.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 133 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

0.7 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

1.4 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

2.0 km

Motorway ramp

1.9 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

€ 284,000

Welfare recipients

79.5 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

52%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

15%

Social housing

64%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

17%

Built after 2000

53%

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

8,918 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

29%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

4,388

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.7 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

0.9 km

Households with children

19%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Vogelbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 44%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4544%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+9%
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
1.6 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
63% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
19% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,918 — 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 Vogelbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vogelbuurt comes out at 32 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 Vogelbuurt?

In Vogelbuurt the police recorded 133 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (32 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 Vogelbuurt calculated?

Vogelbuurt scores 3.3 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 Vogelbuurt 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.