neighbourhood in Kerkrade

Vink

2,560 residents · postal code 6464 · Part of Kerkrade-Noord, Kerkrade

Bottom 35% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Vink is a neighbourhood without outliers in either direction, and the 5.1 that comes out of it conceals that nearly all the crime figures here sit on the national median. Violence exactly on it, vandalism exactly on it, property crime below it and only burglary slightly above — so the above-median total does not come from these four categories.

The tree canopy is more than twice as dense as the national figure and greenery is well above the median; that 7.5 for quiet & nature is the strongest thing this neighbourhood has to offer.

On wealth the score stops at 4.0, and that comes almost entirely from the property value: it does not reach two thirds of the national median. The income distribution deviates only slightly from the national picture, so this is a place where cheap housing does not coincide with a low income.

no. 8,546 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 4 of 17 in Kerkrade

Compare with…View on the map

Do some of these matter more to you than others?

Is Vink a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vink comes out at 29 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

29.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

6.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 92 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Kerkrade →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Kerkrade →

The figures ⌄

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

1.3 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

1.1 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

2.7 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

2.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Kerkrade →

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

€ 272,000

Welfare recipients

15.6 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

79%

Social housing

10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

87%

Built after 2000

15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Kerkrade →

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

2,176 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

61%

Trees nearby

23%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,126

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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Kerkrade →

The figures ⌄

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

2.9 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Kerkrade →

Who lives here

The age profile of Vink looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,176 — 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 Vink a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Vink comes out at 29 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 Vink?

In Vink the police recorded 92 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (29 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 Vink calculated?

Vink scores 5.1 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 Vink 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.