neighbourhood in West Betuwe

Geldermalsen Centrum

1,695 residents · postal code 4191 · Part of Geldermalsen, West Betuwe

Bottom 46% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Geldermalsen Centrum combines the second-highest amenities score in this municipality with its lowest safety figure. The first is the centre effect — shop three hundred metres away, station at two kilometres, GP and school in between. The second comes from violence and vandalism, both well above the national median, while property crime stays below it. For a centre that is an inverted pattern: here it is not mainly the bicycle that disappears.

The 9.2 for families stands out next to that 4.0 for safety, since the two rarely go together. It comes from short distances and a third of households having children. The wealth & income pillar lags at 3.7, with property value below the median and social assistance at nearly four times the national figure.

no. 7,088 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 48 of 64 in West Betuwe

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Is Geldermalsen Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Geldermalsen Centrum comes out at 27 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

26.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

8.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 59 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

0.3 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

1.9 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

10.7 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.8 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 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

€ 348,000

Welfare recipients

29.5 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

41%

Social housing

51%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

74%

Built after 2000

22%

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

5,095 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

42%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,182

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.1 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

0.5 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Geldermalsen Centrum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,095 — 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 Geldermalsen Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Geldermalsen Centrum comes out at 27 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 Geldermalsen Centrum?

In Geldermalsen Centrum the police recorded 59 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (27 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 Geldermalsen Centrum calculated?

Geldermalsen Centrum scores 5.9 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 Geldermalsen Centrum 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.