neighbourhood in Veenendaal
Dichtersbuurt
2,615 residents · postal code 3906 · Part of West, Veenendaal
Safe streets, thinner wallets
Dichtersbuurt has no weak spot and no upward outlier; the overall score of 8.9 comes from five pillars that all sit above the middle. The quiet & nature pillar of 7.6 shows it most clearly: the share of greenery in the immediate surroundings is well above the national level and the noise level below it, in a neighbourhood with urban density.
The 6.2 for wealth & income is exactly average Dutch, and here that is literal: the share of high incomes sits on the national median, the share of low incomes barely above it, and property value just above. Only vacancy is lower. The families score lags the rest because few children live here — the primary school is within walking range, so that is not the cause.
- no. 1,891 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 13 of 36 in Veenendaal
How Dichtersbuurt scores
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Is Dichtersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Dichtersbuurt comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Dichtersbuurt 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, 43 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
Dichtersbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4517%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+29%
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
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,193 — 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 Dichtersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Dichtersbuurt comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Dichtersbuurt 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 Dichtersbuurt?
In Dichtersbuurt the police recorded 43 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 Dichtersbuurt calculated?
Dichtersbuurt scores 8.9 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 Dichtersbuurt 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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