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neighbourhood in Venray

Oostrum

2,550 residents · postal code 5807 · Part of Oostrum, Venray

  • no. 10,622 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 25 of 32 in Venray

Scores per pillar

Despite a nature score of 8.2 and a rural setting — 249 residents per square kilometre — Oostrum carries the lowest safety score of this batch: a 3.0, on more than 62 crimes per 1,000 people present, almost three times the median. The station, 1.2 kilometres away, plays its part. More than nine in ten homes are single-family and three-quarters owned, against property of 365,000 euro under the middle. The overall grade stalls at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
2.4 km
General practitioner
2.2 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
3.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
4.8 km
Restaurant
2.8 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
4.0 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
62.5
Violent crimes
6.2
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 365,000
Owner-occupied
74%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
249

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oostrum calculated?

Oostrum scores 3.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Oostrum a safe neighbourhood?

Oostrum scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (62.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.