neighbourhood in Sint-Michielsgestel
Westerbroek en Beekveld
2,390 residents · postal code 5258 · Part of Berlicum, Sint-Michielsgestel
Everything for children close by, and little room
The total number of reported offences in Westerbroek en Beekveld is well below the national median, and yet the safety pillar gets no higher than a 6.3. That is down to violence: the figure here is almost twice the median, and in this pillar it carries more weight than the other three types.
The 4.3 for quiet & nature is surprising in a neighbourhood outside the city with four thousand residents per square kilometre. Greenery and tree canopy are both below the national median and open water is absent; only the noise level barely deviates.
Wealth & income is slightly above average across the board: property value above the median, little vacancy and a high income group somewhat thicker than nationally. The social assistance rate is the exception.
- no. 5,056 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 18 of 23 in Sint-Michielsgestel
How Westerbroek en Beekveld scores
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Is Westerbroek en Beekveld a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Westerbroek en Beekveld comes out at 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Westerbroek en Beekveld 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, 45 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
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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
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Who lives here
The age profile of Westerbroek en Beekveld looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
25% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,970 — 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Westerbroek en Beekveld comes out at 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Westerbroek en Beekveld 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld?
In Westerbroek en Beekveld the police recorded 45 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (17 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld calculated?
Westerbroek en Beekveld scores 7.1 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 Westerbroek en Beekveld 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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