neighbourhood in Montferland
Didam-Noord
6,955 residents · postal code 6942 · Part of Didam, Montferland
Safe streets, thinner wallets
Didam-Noord scores well on safety and on amenities, and then drops to a 3.9 for wealth. That pillar hangs here almost entirely on the property value, which lies well over a quarter below the national median and on its own determines almost four tenths of the score. The incomes reinforce that: few households live at the top end, many at the bottom.
The quiet score, a 4.7, goes against the feeling. It is quieter there than in the average Dutch neighbourhood and the share of greenery is normal. But that pillar consists of five equal parts, and on tree canopy, surface water and population density Didam-Noord comes out unfavourably. Quiet alone does not get you far in that score.
The offence side is decidedly calm: theft is registered there less than half as often as is usual nationally, and the other types too stay below the median.
- no. 4,399 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 13 of 26 in Montferland
How Didam-Noord scores
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Is Didam-Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Didam-Noord comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Didam-Noord is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 106 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Didam-Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
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
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,657 — far more 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 Didam-Noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Didam-Noord comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Didam-Noord is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Didam-Noord?
In Didam-Noord the police recorded 106 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Didam-Noord calculated?
Didam-Noord scores 7.5 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 Didam-Noord 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.
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