neighbourhood in Tilburg

Broekhoven I

1,660 residents · postal code 5021 · Part of Broekhoven, Tilburg

Bottom 9% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

The noise level in Broekhoven I is below the national median, which stands out with over nine thousand residents per square kilometre. Even so, the quiet & nature pillar stays at 3.1, and that is down to greenery: under a fifth of the surroundings is green, against well over half nationally.

On safety all four crime types are above the national middle. Property crime is the largest item and burglary comes out over three times above the median here — a combination that leaves little room for the idea that things only happen outdoors.

The wealth & income pillar is no better off: a property value far below the median, a narrow top income group, a broad bottom one and social assistance at a multiple of the national middle. Only vacancy is low.

no. 11,996 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 165 of 215 in Tilburg

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Is Broekhoven I a safe neighbourhood?

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

36.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.0 per 1,000

Property crime

17.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.5 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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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

2.0 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

0.4 km

Library

3.0 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 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

€ 292,000

Welfare recipients

48.2 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

47%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

31%

Social housing

57%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

56%

Built after 2000

22%

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

9,163 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

20%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

4,454

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.2 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

25%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Broekhoven I has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 17%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2517%
NL median 11%
25–4530%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+14%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
52% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
25% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,163 — 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 Broekhoven I a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Broekhoven I comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Broekhoven I 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 Broekhoven I?

In Broekhoven I the police recorded 81 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 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 Broekhoven I calculated?

Broekhoven I scores 3.1 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 Broekhoven I 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.