neighbourhood in Utrecht
Tuindorp-Oost
3,445 residents · postal code 3571 · Part of Noordoost, Utrecht
Everything close by, safety lags
Almost two thirds of all reported offences in Tuindorp-Oost are property crime, more than three times the national middle. Violence is barely above it and burglary only modestly so; it is that one type that drags the safety pillar down to 3.1. In a neighbourhood with a density of more than six thousand residents per square kilometre, a kilometre and a half from a station, that is a recognisable urban pattern.
The wealth & income pillar points consistently the other way. Property values above the Dutch middle, a third of households on a high income, a quarter on a low one, and a social assistance rate below the median. Only vacancy is slightly above it.
Quiet & nature stalls at 5.8 despite an average share of greenery, and that comes from density and noise. Many people live closely packed here, and you hear it: noise levels are above the national middle.
- no. 4,816 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 35 of 107 in Utrecht
How Tuindorp-Oost scores
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Is Tuindorp-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Tuindorp-Oost comes out at 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Tuindorp-Oost 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, 244 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
Tuindorp-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 37%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4537%
NL median 22%
- 45–6519%
NL median 28%
- 65+19%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
23% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,513 — 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 Tuindorp-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Tuindorp-Oost comes out at 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Tuindorp-Oost 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 Tuindorp-Oost?
In Tuindorp-Oost the police recorded 244 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (49 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 Tuindorp-Oost calculated?
Tuindorp-Oost scores 7.2 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 Tuindorp-Oost 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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