neighbourhood in Heerlen

Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid

2,975 residents · postal code 6433 · Part of Nieuw Lotbroek, Heerlen

Bottom 15% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

What stands out in Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid is that property offences here are actually below the national median, while violence and vandalism are both well above it. That is the mirror image of a shopping area: fewer things go missing here than average, but violence and vandalism are reported more often.

The wealth & income pillar comes out at 2.8, with a property value of a little over half the national median and a rate of social assistance almost six times the national level. Only vacancy sits exactly on the median.

The 6.8 for amenities is held down by a single distance: the GP is nearly two kilometres away, while supermarket, school and station are all within a kilometre.

no. 11,131 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 32 of 54 in Heerlen

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Is Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

26.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

6.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 90 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

0.7 km

GP practice

1.8 km

Train station

0.9 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

6.4 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 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

€ 224,000

Welfare recipients

47.1 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

47%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

55%

Social housing

38%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

93%

Built after 2000

14%

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

3,953 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

952

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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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The figures ⌄

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

2.0 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Nieuw Lotbroek-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%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+19%
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
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,953 — 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 Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid?

In Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid the police recorded 90 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (26 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 Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid calculated?

Nieuw Lotbroek-Zuid scores 3.6 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 Nieuw Lotbroek-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.