neighbourhood in Maastricht

Oud-Caberg

1,940 residents · postal code 6218 · Part of Buitenwijk West, Maastricht

Top 46% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

In Oud-Caberg all four recorded offence types are below the national median: violence, burglary, property crime and vandalism. That is where the 9.3 for safety comes from, and it is the clearest statement the figures make about this neighbourhood.

The wealth score of 4.0 comes almost entirely from property values. The income distribution barely deviates from the national picture and vacancy too is close to the middle; only the rate of social assistance comes out somewhat above it. So anyone buying here pays below the Dutch middle without the neighbourhood otherwise carrying the marks of poverty.

The 4.5 for families fits the age profile: more than a third of residents are 65 or older and the share of children lags. The primary school is eight hundred metres away, so that is not the cause.

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no. 10 of 40 in Maastricht

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Is Oud-Caberg a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-Caberg comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer 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

18.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

6.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 39 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

4.3 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

1.0 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

3.8 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

€ 302,000

Welfare recipients

10.3 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

56%

Social housing

38%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

56%

Built after 2000

27%

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

1,173 inw/km²

Noise level

46 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,834

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.5 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

0.8 km

Households with children

24%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

2.0 km

Residents under 15

10%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Oud-Caberg has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 36%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1510%
NL median 14%
15–258%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+36%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
24% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,173 — far less 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 Oud-Caberg a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-Caberg comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Oud-Caberg?

In Oud-Caberg the police recorded 39 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Oud-Caberg calculated?

Oud-Caberg scores 6.6 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 Oud-Caberg 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.