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Leijpark

185 residents · postal code 5022 · Part of De Leij, Tilburg

Bottom 27% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Leijpark is a rural area in Tilburg with 185 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.5, while safety lags at 3.6. For families it stands at 3.4.

  • no. 9,674 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 116 of 215 in Tilburg

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Leijpark scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
149.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
132.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 100 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.
Supermarket
0.8 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
3.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
3.4 km
Motorway ramp
0.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 413,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
69%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
0%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
461 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
19%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,764
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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.2 km
Households with children
7%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Residents under 15
1%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Leijpark has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 64%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–151%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–251%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–459%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+64%

    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

    1.6far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    41%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    7%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    461far 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

How is the grade for Leijpark calculated?

Leijpark scores 4.5 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Leijpark lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Leijpark a safe neighbourhood?

Leijpark scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (149.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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