neighbourhood in Smallingerland

De Swetten west

1,980 residents · postal code 9201 · Part of De Swetten, Smallingerland

Bottom 2% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

De Swetten west has no score for amenities, so the overall 2.6 comes from four pillars. One of them stands out: a 7.8 for families.

What keeps the rest down can be traced. Property value is about half the national median and the rate of social assistance far above the national median, which brings wealth & income to 2.5. On quiet & nature it is above all the noise that stands out — a few decibels above the median — alongside less greenery around than is usual nationally. And among the offences only burglary is below the national median; violence and vandalism are well above it, which explains the 4.3 for safety.

no. 12,945 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 48 of 60 in Smallingerland

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Amenities

no grade

Too few figures are available for this area to give a grade.

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Is De Swetten west a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, De Swetten west comes out at 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

33.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

9.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

5.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 81 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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

€ 209,000

Welfare recipients

60.6 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

39%

Social housing

48%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

82%

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

3,180 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

31%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,618

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 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.

Households with children

35%

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

De Swetten west has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,180 — 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 De Swetten west a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, De Swetten west comes out at 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. 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 De Swetten west?

In De Swetten west the police recorded 81 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (33 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 De Swetten west calculated?

De Swetten west scores 2.6 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 De Swetten west 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.