neighbourhood in Roermond

Martin Giessen-Bosstraat

2,675 residents · postal code 6071 · Part of Swalmen, Roermond

Top 26% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

With fewer than two thousand residents per square kilometre, over sixty per cent green in the immediate surroundings and almost twice as much tree canopy as is usual nationally, Martin Giessen-Bosstraat stands at 8.7 for quiet & nature. All four types of offence are below the Dutch median, which produces a 9.0 for safety.

The price shows up in amenities, at 5.7. The GP is a good kilometre away and the supermarket just under that, and those two together form more than forty per cent of the score; the station is almost two kilometres off. The wealth & income pillar lags at 4.2, and in this part of Swalmen that comes mainly from property value, which stays well below the Dutch median. The social assistance rate is almost double the middle, while vacancy is below it.

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no. 5 of 36 in Roermond

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Is Martin Giessen-Bosstraat a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Martin Giessen-Bosstraat comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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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

20.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

6.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.4 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

1.3 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

6.3 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

6.2 km

Motorway ramp

3.3 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

€ 310,000

Welfare recipients

15.0 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

73%

Social housing

20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

97%

Built after 2000

25%

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

1,839 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

62%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

763

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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

0.6 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

5.1 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Martin Giessen-Bosstraat looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,839 — less 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 Martin Giessen-Bosstraat a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Martin Giessen-Bosstraat comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Martin Giessen-Bosstraat?

In Martin Giessen-Bosstraat the police recorded 65 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 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 Martin Giessen-Bosstraat calculated?

Martin Giessen-Bosstraat scores 8.1 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 Martin Giessen-Bosstraat 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.