neighbourhood in Helmond

West

3,985 residents · postal code 5707 · Part of Helmond-West, Helmond

Bottom 22% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

The crime total in West is forty per cent above the national median, but none of the four types stands out — violence, burglary, property crime and vandalism are each only just above it. Together those four also account for only half of all reported offences; the rest falls outside this breakdown and cannot be seen on this page.

The 2.7 for quiet & nature can be traced sharply. The noise level is more than five decibels above the national median, greenery in the surroundings far below it and surface water is absent. Against that stands a 9.7 for amenities: everything here is within half a kilometre, the school included.

no. 10,241 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 27 of 42 in Helmond

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Is West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West comes out at 34 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

33.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

10.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 178 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

0.4 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.6 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.2 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 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

€ 277,000

Welfare recipients

45.2 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

50%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

63%

Built after 2000

25%

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

6,162 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

35%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,180

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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

0.5 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+15%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
45% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,162 — 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West comes out at 34 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 West?

In West the police recorded 178 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (34 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 West calculated?

West scores 4.1 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 West 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.