neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Nije Veld

5,520 residents · postal code 6531 · Part of Nijmegen-Midden, Nijmegen

Bottom 23% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

In Nije Veld one in five households has children at home, well below the national picture, and yet there is a 7.5 for families. That pillar mainly measures distance, and the primary school is a few hundred metres away. So the figure here is about the way to school, not about the number of schoolchildren.

The sharpest figure is with wealth. Almost seven of every hundred residents receive social assistance, about half of households fall into the bottom income group and the top one is thinly occupied. With a property value below the national middle that comes to a 3.7. Quiet stays low too: the greenery around the homes does not reach the national level and the noise lies almost five decibels above it. Only the amenities stand out, with everything within walking distance and a 9.1.

no. 10,158 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 27 of 40 in Nijmegen

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Is Nije Veld a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nije Veld comes out at 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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

35.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

16.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 265 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.

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

1.5 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.0 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.8 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

€ 350,000

Welfare recipients

67.0 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

51%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

25%

Social housing

57%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

53%

Built after 2000

29%

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

6,870 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,486

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.0 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

0.5 km

Households with children

21%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Nije Veld has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 19%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2519%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+12%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
61% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,870 — 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 Nije Veld a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nije Veld comes out at 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Nije Veld?

In Nije Veld the police recorded 265 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (35 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 Nije Veld calculated?

Nije Veld scores 4.2 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 Nije Veld 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.