neighbourhood in Hof van Twente
Vossenbrink en De Braak
2,485 residents · postal code 7491 · Part of Delden, Hof van Twente
Safe, and nowhere really weak
Vossenbrink en De Braak scores a 9.9 for safety, and it is not down to one type: violence, burglary, theft and vandalism are all four below the national median, the total at less than half of it. In a neighbourhood of this size such numbers are not coincidence.
The 9.4 for quiet & nature comes from the same direction: a low building density, well above average greenery and trees in the surroundings, and a noise level far below the Dutch average. The price sits in the amenities pillar, which stalls at a 7.1. Of the everyday amenities the supermarket is the furthest, and the GP is further away than in most neighbourhoods too. For families that produces a 6.7, with the primary school within a kilometre but not around the corner.
- no. 183 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 44 in Hof van Twente
How Vossenbrink en De Braak scores
Do some of these matter more to you than others?
Is Vossenbrink en De Braak a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Vossenbrink en De Braak comes out at 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Vossenbrink en De Braak 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.
In 2025, 22 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Hof van Twente →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Hof van Twente →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Vossenbrink en De Braak looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4518%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
NL median 28%
- 65+23%
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
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,458 — around the 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 Vossenbrink en De Braak a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Vossenbrink en De Braak comes out at 10 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Vossenbrink en De Braak 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 Vossenbrink en De Braak?
In Vossenbrink en De Braak the police recorded 22 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (10 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 Vossenbrink en De Braak calculated?
Vossenbrink en De Braak scores 9.9 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 Vossenbrink en De Braak 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Hof van Twente
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Hof van Twente.
More about this area
Nearby neighbourhoods
Hooijerinkses
Hof van Twente
Vogelweiden
Hof van Twente
Sint Annabrink
Hof van Twente
Oud Zuiderhagen
Hof van Twente
Greekerinckskamp
Hof van Twente
Schoppenstee
Hof van Twente