neighbourhood in Maastricht
Wittevrouwenveld
6,055 residents · postal code 6224 · Part of Buitenwijk Oost, Maastricht
- no. 11,700 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 26 of 40 in Maastricht
Scores per pillar
Wittevrouwenveld is a postwar district on the eastern side of Maastricht, densely built and mostly rented: the ownership rate is just 28 percent and 57 percent of households are one-person. Amenities score high at 9.6, but the other pillars stay low: safety (3.2), social cohesion (3.4) and housing (3.2). At over 56 crimes per 1,000 residents, offences run well above the national middle. The overall grade comes to 3.3.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Wittevrouwenveld calculated?
Wittevrouwenveld scores 3.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Wittevrouwenveld a safe neighbourhood?
Wittevrouwenveld scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (56.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.