neighbourhood in Helmond

Akkers

3,615 residents · postal code 5706 · Part of 't Hout, Helmond

Top 25% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Akkers scores 7.9 for quiet & nature — remarkable for a neighbourhood inside a mid-sized city. Greenery and tree canopy in the surrounding area are above the national median, traffic noise below it, and density is low for an urban area. All four measurements point the same way.

The 6.8 for families needs explaining, because four in ten households here have children. That share is high; what holds the score back is the distance to the primary school, and that weighs heaviest in this pillar. There are plenty of children, but the school is not around the corner.

On safety, violence is the only component above the Dutch middle, and it is the one that counts for most. Burglary, theft and vandalism are all below it.

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no. 12 of 42 in Helmond

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Is Akkers a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Akkers comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Akkers 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

16.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

5.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 69 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

1.2 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

1.6 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

3.6 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

2.7 km

Motorway ramp

3.0 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

€ 373,000

Welfare recipients

11.1 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

38%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

76%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

86%

Built after 2000

15%

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

3,430 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,255

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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

41%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

2.8 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Akkers has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 16%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,430 — 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 Akkers a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Akkers comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Akkers is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Akkers?

In Akkers the police recorded 69 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 Akkers calculated?

Akkers scores 8.2 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 Akkers 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.