neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe

Smilde-Centrum

3,710 residents · postal code 9422 · Part of Smilde, Midden-Drenthe

Bottom 45% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Quiet & nature and safety sit well above the national median in Smilde-Centrum, while wealth & income sits well below it — a 3.3 against an 8.1. That 3.3 does not rest on a single outlier. Property values lag behind the national median, the share of households on a high income is roughly half the national figure, the share on a low income is larger, and social assistance runs more than three times as high. Only vacancy sits exactly on the national median, so it points in no direction.

The middling amenities score surprises anyone walking around here: supermarket, GP and primary school are all within a kilometre. The nearest railway station is more than twelve kilometres away, and that distance pulls back what the village itself offers in nearness. Anyone here without a car notices the difference daily.

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no. 10 of 47 in Midden-Drenthe

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Is Smilde-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Smilde-Centrum comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Smilde-Centrum is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

13.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

2.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 54 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

0.9 km

Train station

12.4 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

11.6 km

Café

1.9 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

0.6 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

€ 288,000

Welfare recipients

27.0 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

43%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

61%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

81%

Built after 2000

13%

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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

1,666 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

46%

Trees nearby

16%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

507

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.4 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.

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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

0.6 km

Households with children

31%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

9.0 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Smilde-Centrum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,666 — 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 Smilde-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Smilde-Centrum?

In Smilde-Centrum the police recorded 54 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 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 Smilde-Centrum calculated?

Smilde-Centrum scores 5.9 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 Smilde-Centrum 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.