neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch

Sparrenburg

3,360 residents · postal code 5244 · Part of Rosmalen-Zuid, 's-Hertogenbosch

Top 10% in the Netherlands

Safe, and nowhere really weak

Four out of five square metres around Sparrenburg are green and the tree canopy is almost three times as dense as is usual nationally. That is exceptional for a neighbourhood with nearly five thousand residents per square kilometre, and it explains the 7.3 for quiet & nature without any help from noise levels: those are slightly above the median.

The overall score of 9.3 is built on top of that by the crime figures, all four of which are below the national median. The price is reach: the supermarket is a kilometre and a half away and the GP a little closer, which keeps the amenities pillar at 6.8. For anyone shopping by car that is a detail; for anyone who cannot, it is the reason this neighbourhood does not score nines across the board.

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no. 20 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

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Is Sparrenburg a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Sparrenburg comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Sparrenburg 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.

Total crime

16.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

5.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 63 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

1.6 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

1.2 km

Café

1.9 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 437,000

Welfare recipients

8.9 per 1,000

High incomes

22%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

73%

Social housing

20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

95%

Built after 2000

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

4,977 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

80%

Trees nearby

26%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,017

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.1 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

0.7 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Sparrenburg looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+25%
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
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,977 — 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 Sparrenburg a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Sparrenburg?

In Sparrenburg the police recorded 63 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 Sparrenburg calculated?

Sparrenburg scores 9.3 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 Sparrenburg 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.