neighbourhood in Oosterhout

Oud-West

2,120 residents · postal code 4905 · Part of West, Oosterhout

Top 12% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, and little room

Vandalism and property crime barely occur in Oud-West, and burglary is below the national median too; only violence comes out slightly above it. Together with a 9.4 for families — school around the corner, many households with children — that carries an overall score of 9.1.

The weak spot is greenery. Within three hundred metres the green share is well below the national median, while the share of open water is high and noise barely deviates from the national median. That yields a 5.4 for quiet & nature: not a noisy place, but a stony one.

A 6.3 for wealth & income, and it is broadly supported: more households in the top income group than nationally, fewer in the bottom one, a low social assistance rate and vacancy exactly at the median. Only property value is just under the national median, and that happens to be the component that counts most.

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Is Oud-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-West comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Oud-West is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

14.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

2.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 37 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

1.1 km

Train station

8.4 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

2.1 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.4 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

€ 401,000

Welfare recipients

4.7 per 1,000

High incomes

23%

Low incomes

34%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

79%

Social housing

13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

84%

Built after 2000

32%

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

4,545 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

30%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,878

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.6 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

38%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.4 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Oud-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+17%
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
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,545 — 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 Oud-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-West comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Oud-West 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 Oud-West?

In Oud-West the police recorded 37 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (15 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 Oud-West calculated?

Oud-West scores 9.1 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 Oud-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.