neighbourhood in Utrecht
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder
5,195 residents · postal code 3573 · Part of Noordoost, Utrecht
Well-off, but not carefree
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder achieves a 7.3 for quiet with a noise level far above the national average. That the figure still comes out reasonably is because the four other measurements in that pillar all point the other way: plenty of greenery, plenty of tree canopy, water in the surroundings and a modest population density.
The 9.4 for wealth is of a rare kind, because not one component points the wrong way. Property values lie far above the median, earners at the top are twice as numerous here as nationally, low incomes thinner on the ground, and virtually nothing stands empty.
Set against that is a 4.5 for safety. Theft is more common than is usual nationally and so is violence, while vandalism stays below the Dutch figure.
- no. 2,571 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 25 of 107 in Utrecht
How Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder scores
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Is Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder comes out at 27 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, 200 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
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4529%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+17%
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
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,891 — 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 Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder comes out at 27 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 Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder?
In Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder the police recorded 200 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (27 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 Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder calculated?
Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder scores 8.5 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 Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder 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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