neighbourhood in Sittard-Geleen
Lindenheuvel
7,725 residents · postal code 6163 · Part of Geleen, Sittard-Geleen
Everything close by, little to spend
The population density of Lindenheuvel is modest for a neighbourhood of this size, and yet the quiet pillar gets no higher than a 5.3. The reason is noise: the sound is almost seven decibels above the Dutch middle, while the greenery around the homes sits exactly on it and the tree canopy just above. Noise weighs as heavily in that pillar as greenery and density, and drags the figure down on its own.
The number of registered offences is twice as high as in the average Dutch neighbourhood, which at such a density is unusual. All four types come out above the Dutch middle, violence and vandalism most clearly. That is how a 2.8 for safety comes about.
The wealth pillar sticks at that same level: a property value far below the national middle, few households at the top end of the income distribution, many at the bottom, and social assistance that leaves the Dutch level far behind. Only vacancy sits exactly on the national middle and therefore points no way at all.
- no. 12,378 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 31 of 36 in Sittard-Geleen
How Lindenheuvel scores
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Is Lindenheuvel a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Lindenheuvel comes out at 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Lindenheuvel 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, 474 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
The age profile of Lindenheuvel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,048 — less 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 Lindenheuvel a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Lindenheuvel comes out at 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Lindenheuvel 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 Lindenheuvel?
In Lindenheuvel the police recorded 474 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (48 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 Lindenheuvel calculated?
Lindenheuvel scores 2.9 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 Lindenheuvel 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Sittard-Geleen
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Sittard-Geleen.
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