neighbourhood in Veenendaal

Franse Gat

5,790 residents · postal code 3904 · Part of Zuidwest, Veenendaal

Top 47% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Social assistance use in Franse Gat is at a good four times the national line, and that is not the only thing pushing the wealth pillar to a 3.6: the top income group is thinner here than usual, the bottom one thicker, and property value stays below the national middle. Almost every component points the same way.

Alongside that stands a 8.8 for families, and that difference within one Veenendaal neighbourhood is large. That high score comes from short distances and from the large number of households with children. On safety the picture is mixed: violence and property crime stay below the Dutch average, burglary and vandalism are above it. That violence stays below is what holds the pillar at a 5.8 instead of lower — it is the component that counts heaviest.

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no. 27 of 36 in Veenendaal

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Is Franse Gat a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Franse Gat comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

24.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

7.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 189 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

0.5 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

1.1 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

0.9 km

Café

1.5 km

Library

2.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 332,000

Welfare recipients

36.3 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

41%

Social housing

54%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

61%

Built after 2000

16%

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

6,690 inw/km²

Noise level

51 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

2,495

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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

0.6 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Franse Gat has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,690 — 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 Franse Gat a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Franse Gat comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Franse Gat?

In Franse Gat the police recorded 189 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (25 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 Franse Gat calculated?

Franse Gat scores 6.5 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 Franse Gat 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.