neighbourhood in Nieuwegein

Hoven-West

2,995 residents · postal code 3437 · Part of Galecop, Nieuwegein

Top 43% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

The primary school in Hoven-West is just over a kilometre away, and that is the main reason the families pillar stalls at 6.0 while more than a third of households here have children. Distance to education and childcare is by far the heaviest component of that pillar, and the other two distances in it are not known.

Quiet & nature comes off worst at 3.7, and that is not down to greenery: in the immediate surroundings it is actually above the national median. There is no water at all, the tree canopy stays below the national share and population density works out at almost seven thousand residents to the square kilometre.

In the crime figures violence stands out by its absence: it sits at a third of the national median. Only burglary comes out above the median, and at this neighbourhood size that difference amounts to a handful of reports a year.

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Is Hoven-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoven-West comes out at 19 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

18.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.5 per 1,000

Property crime

7.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 64 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

6.2 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

4.5 km

Café

2.1 km

Library

4.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 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

€ 444,000

Welfare recipients

16.7 per 1,000

High incomes

22%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

65%

Social housing

33%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

66%

Built after 2000

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

6,917 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

56%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,496

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.3 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

1.1 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

4.7 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Hoven-West 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%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+26%
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
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,917 — 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 Hoven-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoven-West comes out at 19 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 Hoven-West?

In Hoven-West the police recorded 64 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 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 Hoven-West calculated?

Hoven-West scores 6.8 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 Hoven-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.