neighbourhood in Heerenveen
Akkrum
3,275 residents · postal code 8491 · Part of Boarnsterhim, Heerenveen
- no. 7,961 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 18 of 30 in Heerenveen
Scores per pillar
At barely 293 residents per square kilometre, Akkrum is a rural Frisian village, and it shows in an 8.4 for nature. Safety scores 7.6, with around 17 crimes per 1,000 people present. Even so, housing and cohesion lag at 4.1 and 4.4, and nearly three in ten residents are over 65. The station is within walking distance. At €296,000, home values are low.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Akkrum calculated?
Akkrum scores 5.4 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Akkrum a safe neighbourhood?
Akkrum scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.