neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch
De Overlaet oost
2,895 residents · postal code 5247 · Part of Rosmalen-Noord, 's-Hertogenbosch
Safe, and nowhere really weak
With a 9.9, De Overlaet oost is among the highest-scoring neighbourhoods in the Netherlands, and that figure has no weak spot on safety: violence, burglary, property offences and vandalism all four sit below the national middle value, burglaries at a fraction of it.
Greenery is the second striking fact here. Within three hundred metres of the homes, three quarters of the surroundings are green, well above the Dutch level, while traffic noise stays below it. That yields a 7.9 for quiet and nature in a neighbourhood whose building density is clearly urban — a rare combination.
The weakest pillar is amenities, at 6.7. The GP is one and a half kilometres away and the supermarket just over one; the station is closer than either. For the daily shop that is a small inconvenience in exchange for the rest.
- no. 224 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 7 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch
How De Overlaet oost scores
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Is De Overlaet oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Overlaet oost comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Overlaet oost 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, 38 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
De Overlaet oost has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6535%
NL median 28%
- 65+14%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
24% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
47% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,475 — 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 Overlaet oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Overlaet oost comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Overlaet oost 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 Overlaet oost?
In De Overlaet oost the police recorded 38 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Overlaet oost calculated?
De Overlaet oost scores 9.9 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 Overlaet oost 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 's-Hertogenbosch.
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