neighbourhood in Utrecht

Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving

4,905 residents · postal code 3561 · Part of Overvecht, Utrecht

Top 45% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Rarely do two pillars lie so far apart as in Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving: a 9.7 for families beside a 3.4 for wealth & income. The first score comes from the primary school close by, the second from a share on social assistance reaching over ten times the national figure and from an income distribution in which the lowest group covers more than half of households.

Amenities come out at a 9.9, virtually the maximum: supermarket, GP and restaurant are all within half a kilometre. That normally costs quiet, but the 5.0 is not bad for such a densely populated neighbourhood. The greenery keeps pace with the national picture and the tree canopy share lies well above it; it is mainly the noise, six decibels above the Dutch figure, that depresses the pillar.

On safety only theft clearly stands out; vandalism even lies below the national figure.

no. 5,763 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 40 of 107 in Utrecht

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Is Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving comes out at 32 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.

Total crime

32.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

13.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 203 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

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

0.6 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

0.8 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

€ 349,000

Welfare recipients

81.5 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

52%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

15%

Social housing

81%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

36%

Built after 2000

25%

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

9,512 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

54%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,024

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

0.4 km

Households with children

37%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

21%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving has strikingly many children under 15: 21%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1521%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+12%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,512 — 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 Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving comes out at 32 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 Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving?

In Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving the police recorded 203 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (32 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 Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving calculated?

Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving scores 6.7 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 Wolga- en Donaudreef en omgeving 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.