neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch
De Donk
1,925 residents · postal code 5233 · Part of Noord, 's-Hertogenbosch
Safe streets, thinner wallets
All four measured offence types in De Donk sit below the national median, with burglary at less than a fifth of the middle. That produces an 8.4 for safety, and no single type undermines the score.
The wealth side is the mirror image. Property values stay well below the national median, the share of low-income households is well above it, and the social assistance rate is more than four times the Dutch middle. A 4.0 that comes not from one item but from the whole row.
The quiet & nature pillar reaches 7.3, which is notable given a noise level more than six decibels above the median. The green around it and the share of water offset that within the pillar: safe, green and affordable at the same time is not a common combination in the Netherlands.
- no. 4,292 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 36 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch
How De Donk scores
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Is De Donk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Donk 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 figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 51 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 Donk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,365 — 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 De Donk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Donk 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 De Donk?
In De Donk the police recorded 51 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 De Donk calculated?
De Donk scores 7.5 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 Donk 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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