neighbourhood in Oldenzaal
De Thij
5,895 residents · postal code 7576 · Part of De Thij, Oldenzaal
Everything for children close by, thinner wallets
Four of the five pillars of De Thij in Oldenzaal are above the national middle; one lags far behind. That 3.9 for wealth & income is no detail: property value is considerably below the Dutch average, the share of households with a high income is a good half of what is usual and social assistance use comes out at more than double. That the total nevertheless comes to an 8.3 says how much the other four make up for.
Behind the equally high safety score sits one exception: violence, property crime and vandalism are all three below the national line, residential burglary is not. And anyone paying attention to distances sees a skewed distribution in this Twente neighbourhood — the primary school and the supermarket are round the corner, the GP a good kilometre away.
- no. 2,914 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 5 of 14 in Oldenzaal
How De Thij scores
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Is De Thij a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Thij comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Thij 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, 108 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 De Thij looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
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
2.3 — 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
2,888 — 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 De Thij a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Thij comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Thij 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 De Thij?
In De Thij the police recorded 108 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 De Thij calculated?
De Thij scores 8.3 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 De Thij 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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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Oldenzaal.
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