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neighbourhood in Nijmegen

Stadscentrum

10,275 residents · postal code 6511 · Part of Nijmegen-Centrum, Nijmegen

  • no. 10,998 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 40 in Nijmegen

Scores per pillar

Nijmegen's Stadscentrum is above all a place to go out, not to raise a family: just 2 per cent of residents are under fifteen and 79 per cent of households are single-person. Amenities score 9.8, but the density of bars and restaurants drives registered crime up to 166 offences per thousand — far above the median — and safety drops to 2.8. Ownership stays at 26 per cent.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
166.4
Violent crimes
12.4
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 364,000
Owner-occupied
26%
Single-family homes
7%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 2%15–25 36%25–45 47%45–65 9%65+ 6%
Average household size
1.3
Households with children
3%
Single-person households
79%
Residents per km²
10,530

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Stadscentrum calculated?

Stadscentrum scores 3.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Stadscentrum a safe neighbourhood?

Stadscentrum scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (166.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.