neighbourhood in Veendam

Veendam en omgeving station

1,890 residents · postal code 9641 · Part of Veendam-kern, Veendam

Bottom 10% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Around Veendam station almost everything is within walking distance, good for an 8.9 on amenities. The wealth & income score lags far behind at 3.1: property value is about half the national median, almost half of households are on a low income and the rate of social assistance is a multiple above it.

The 4.5 for families has two causes at once: the primary school is more than a kilometre away, and few children live here — the neighbourhood is clearly ageing. Among the offences only burglary is below the national median; violence, theft and vandalism all rise above it, and that produces a 4.2 for safety.

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Is Veendam en omgeving station a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Veendam en omgeving station comes out at 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

30.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

11.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 74 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

0.9 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

1.4 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.0 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.0 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 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

€ 223,000

Welfare recipients

31.7 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

49%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

66%

Built after 2000

20%

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

2,858 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

30%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,270

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 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

1.1 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Veendam en omgeving station has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+28%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,858 — 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 Veendam en omgeving station a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Veendam en omgeving station comes out at 30 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 Veendam en omgeving station?

In Veendam en omgeving station the police recorded 74 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (30 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 Veendam en omgeving station calculated?

Veendam en omgeving station scores 3.2 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 Veendam en omgeving station 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.