neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch
Maasvallei
2,250 residents · postal code 5237 · Part of Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch
Safe, but not spacious
What makes Maasvallei strong is not one figure but the absence of a weak spot — except on one point. Safety stands at 8.8, families at 8.5, wealth & income at 6.9, and then there is the quiet & nature pillar at 3.2.
That 3.2 comes from three directions at once: more than six thousand residents per square kilometre, no water nearby and greenery that stays below the national middle. Only the tree canopy lies slightly above it. It is the price of a compact expansion district where four in ten households have children.
On the wealth & income figure the picture is mixed in a way the number hides. The share of high incomes lies well above the national middle and vacancy is negligible, but property values stay just under the median and social assistance slightly above it. And the station, more than five kilometres off, is the only amenity at any real distance here; the rest is within a kilometre.
- no. 2,741 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 26 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch
How Maasvallei scores
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Is Maasvallei a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Maasvallei comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Maasvallei 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, 34 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
Maasvallei has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4530%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+15%
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
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,466 — 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 Maasvallei a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Maasvallei comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Maasvallei 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 Maasvallei?
In Maasvallei the police recorded 34 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 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 Maasvallei calculated?
Maasvallei scores 8.4 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 Maasvallei 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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