neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch
Graafsebuurt noord
2,165 residents · postal code 5213 · Part of Graafsepoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
Everything close by, safety lags
The crime total in Graafsebuurt noord runs at more than two and a half times the national median, and unlike in many inner-city neighbourhoods it does not come from theft alone. Violence here is at two and a half times the national level, burglary at almost three times and criminal damage at more than double. All four types are above the middle, and the resulting 2.6 belongs to the hundred and fifty lowest safety figures in the country.
The wealth & income pillar shows a mixed picture you would not expect alongside such a safety figure: property value lands on the national median and the share of high incomes above it, while the social assistance rate is more than four times the middle and the share of low incomes above it too. That 5.4 therefore covers two different groups.
Almost half the households consist of one person and only a little over a quarter have children, while the school is nine hundred metres away — together good for a 6.0 for families.
- no. 10,988 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 78 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch
How Graafsebuurt noord scores
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Is Graafsebuurt noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Graafsebuurt noord comes out at 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Graafsebuurt noord is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most 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, 216 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
Graafsebuurt noord has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4531%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,859 — 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 Graafsebuurt noord a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Graafsebuurt noord comes out at 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Graafsebuurt noord is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Graafsebuurt noord?
In Graafsebuurt noord the police recorded 216 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (63 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 Graafsebuurt noord calculated?
Graafsebuurt noord scores 3.7 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 Graafsebuurt noord 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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