neighbourhood in Kerkrade

Holz

2,270 residents · postal code 6461 · Part of Kerkrade-Oost, Kerkrade

Bottom 19% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Burglary in Holz is at more than three times the national median, while violence stays below it. Property crime and vandalism also come out above. That is a profile in which homes are the target rather than people on the street, and it is exactly the combination that pushes the safety pillar down to 4.0.

The 9.6 for amenities stands directly opposite. Supermarket, restaurant, GP and primary school are all within seven hundred metres and the station one and a half kilometres away. Everything is close by, and here that cuts both ways.

On wealth & income the neighbourhood comes out at 2.9, with a property value of roughly half the national median and a social assistance rate at more than four times the middle; only vacancy is exactly at the national level. That families stays at 5.7 is not down to the school around the corner but to the age structure: more than a quarter of residents are 65 or over.

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no. 10 of 17 in Kerkrade

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Is Holz a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Holz comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Holz is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most 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

36.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.2 per 1,000

Property crime

9.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 107 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

0.6 km

Train station

1.5 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.3 km

Café

0.4 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.4 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

€ 208,000

Welfare recipients

35.2 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

51%

Social housing

35%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

53%

Built after 2000

17%

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

4,098 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

42%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,367

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.4 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

0.7 km

Households with children

24%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Holz has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1511%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+28%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
24% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,098 — 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 Holz a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Holz comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Holz is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. 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 Holz?

In Holz the police recorded 107 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 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 Holz calculated?

Holz scores 3.9 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 Holz 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.