neighbourhood in Roermond

Groenekruisgebied

2,500 residents · postal code 6071 · Part of Swalmen, Roermond

Bottom 45% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Silence is measurable here: the noise level in Groenekruisgebied is eight decibels below the national median, nearly three quarters of the immediate surroundings is green and there is more tree canopy than average. A 9.5 for quiet & nature is among the highest scores this pillar hands out.

The 5.1 for families cannot be explained by distance, because the primary school is seven hundred metres away. It is in the population: more than a quarter of residents are 65 or older and the share of children is clearly below the national middle. Wealth & income lags at 3.4, mainly through a property value far below the Dutch middle and a social assistance rate three times the national level; higher incomes are scarce here.

no. 7,255 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 15 of 36 in Roermond

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Is Groenekruisgebied a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Groenekruisgebied comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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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

22.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

5.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 65 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

1.0 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.5 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

6.1 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

6.3 km

Motorway ramp

3.5 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

€ 266,000

Welfare recipients

24.0 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

43%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

89%

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

2,274 inw/km²

Noise level

43 dB

Green surroundings

72%

Trees nearby

25%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

828

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.2 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

0.7 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

4.3 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Groenekruisgebied looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,274 — around the 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 Groenekruisgebied a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Groenekruisgebied comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Groenekruisgebied?

In Groenekruisgebied the police recorded 65 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (23 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 Groenekruisgebied calculated?

Groenekruisgebied scores 5.8 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 Groenekruisgebied 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.