neighbourhood in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Berg
3,115 residents · postal code 6325 · Part of : Berg en Terblijt - Vilt, Valkenburg aan de Geul
Safe streets, thinner wallets
Of the four types of offence, not one in Berg is above the national median, and that produces a 9.8 for safety — the strongest figure this neighbourhood has. It does come with a caveat: the numbers are small, and in an area of this size a handful of reports already moves the score noticeably.
The quiet comes from the surroundings themselves. Greenery close by is far above the national middle, tree canopy too, and the noise level below it. That is worth the 8.3.
What lags behind is wealth & income, at a 5.0: property values are below the national median and the share of low incomes above it. And the 5.4 for families does not come from distance — the primary school is close — but from who lives here: almost a third of residents are 65 or older and the share of children stays below the national picture.
- no. 1,013 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 22 in Valkenburg aan de Geul
How Berg scores
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Is Berg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Berg comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Berg is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest 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, 45 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
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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.
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
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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.
Tick = Dutch median
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Who lives here
Berg has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4519%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+31%
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
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,172 — 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
Is Berg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Berg comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Berg is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Berg?
In Berg the police recorded 45 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Berg calculated?
Berg scores 9.4 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 Berg 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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