neighbourhood in Midden-Groningen

Muntendam-west

2,520 residents · postal code 9649 · Part of Muntendam, Midden-Groningen

Top 27% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Few places in the Netherlands record as little crime as Muntendam-west: the 9.9 for safety comes from four categories that all stay below the national median, with burglary at close to zero. Noise levels are far below it as well, and together with plenty of space per resident that produces a 7.6 for quiet & nature.

The 3.5 for wealth & income stands against that, and it is largely what it appears to be: the property value stays well under the national middle, higher incomes are thin on the ground and the social assistance rate here stands at more than triple the national one. One component deviates, because there is hardly any vacancy. Amenities reach 6.7 because the GP and the supermarket are close by and the railway station is not.

no. 3,456 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 6 of 69 in Midden-Groningen

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Is Muntendam-west a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Muntendam-west comes out at 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Muntendam-west 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

10.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

3.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 22 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

1.0 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

3.4 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

5.2 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

3.4 km

Motorway ramp

2.7 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

€ 271,000

Welfare recipients

27.8 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

92%

Built after 2000

16%

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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

2,060 inw/km²

Noise level

44 dB

Green surroundings

44%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

562

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.2 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

0.7 km

Households with children

31%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

4.1 km

Residents under 15

13%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Muntendam-west looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,060 — 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 Muntendam-west a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Muntendam-west?

In Muntendam-west the police recorded 22 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (11 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 Muntendam-west calculated?

Muntendam-west scores 8.0 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 Muntendam-west 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.