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Beisterveld

2,455 residents · postal code 5701 · Part of Helmond-Oost, Helmond

Bottom 8% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Beisterveld, in eastern Helmond, is a study in contrast: amenities reach 9.5 while almost every other pillar stays low — wealth at 2.7, safety at 2.7, space and quiet at 3.8. Crime, at 47 offences per 1,000 people present, runs well above the national midpoint. Just a quarter of homes are owner-occupied, nearly half of households are single-person, and income per resident is €25,000. Home values remain modest at €226,000.

  • no. 12,059 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 35 of 42 in Helmond

How Beisterveld scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
47.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
6.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
15.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 155 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
0.4 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.9 km
Motorway ramp
2.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 226,000
Welfare recipients
48.9 per 1,000
High incomes
7%
Low incomes
52%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
26%
Social housing
69%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
5,369 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
29%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,773
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.1 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
0.4 km
Households with children
29%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Beisterveld has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4527%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    48%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    29%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,369far 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

How is the grade for Beisterveld calculated?

Beisterveld scores 3.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Beisterveld lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Beisterveld a safe neighbourhood?

Beisterveld scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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