neighbourhood in Venray

Brukske 1

2,545 residents · postal code 5802 · Part of Brukske, Venray

Bottom 16% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

In Brukske 1 almost nine times as many people receive social assistance as in the average Dutch neighbourhood. That figure does not stand alone: the share of high-income households is a fraction of the national one, more than half sit in the lowest group and property values are far below the median. The wealth & income pillar sinks to 3.0 as a result.

At the same time the families pillar stands at 8.9. The primary school is seven hundred metres away and more than four in ten households have children, so that pillar gets support from two directions.

Safety lags at 4.4, and that comes down to theft and violence: both are above the national midpoint, while burglary is rare here. Quiet & nature gets no further than 3.7, with less greenery than average and traffic noise above the median.

no. 11,021 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 26 of 32 in Venray

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Is Brukske 1 a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Brukske 1 comes out at 33 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

33.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

14.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 108 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

0.7 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

1.5 km

Hospital

3.0 km

Café

1.5 km

Library

2.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 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

€ 280,000

Welfare recipients

70.7 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

56%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

57%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

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

5,317 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,364

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.4 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

0.7 km

Households with children

44%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Brukske 1 has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2515%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
44% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,317 — 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 Brukske 1 a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Brukske 1 comes out at 33 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 Brukske 1?

In Brukske 1 the police recorded 108 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (33 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 Brukske 1 calculated?

Brukske 1 scores 3.7 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 Brukske 1 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.