neighbourhood in Utrecht
Lombok-West
4,935 residents · postal code 3531 · Part of West, Utrecht
Everything close by, little space
Few neighbourhoods combine a property value above the national middle with a share on social assistance of almost four times the Dutch figure. In Lombok-West that is exactly what happens, and vacancy is above the national level too. The 5.6 for wealth & income is the balance of extremes, not the score of a middling neighbourhood.
Population density is exceptionally high at 17,703 per square kilometre, and that costs quiet. The 3.7 comes with a greenery measurement that is only half as high as nationally; only the water share lies well above it.
Of the recorded categories one stands out: theft, well over twice the national figure. Violence lies slightly above it, vandalism slightly below — the 4.1 for safety is mainly a theft score.
- no. 5,472 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 38 of 107 in Utrecht
How Lombok-West scores
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Is Lombok-West a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Lombok-West comes out at 35 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.
In 2025, 271 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
Lombok-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 46%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1512%
NL median 14%
- 15–2514%
NL median 11%
- 25–4546%
NL median 22%
- 45–6519%
NL median 28%
- 65+8%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
58% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
19% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
17,703 — 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 Lombok-West a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Lombok-West comes out at 35 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 Lombok-West?
In Lombok-West the police recorded 271 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (35 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 Lombok-West calculated?
Lombok-West scores 6.9 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 Lombok-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.
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