neighbourhood in Westerkwartier
Grijpskerk
2,460 residents · postal code 9843 · Part of Wijk 15, Westerkwartier
Safe streets, thinner wallets
Grijpskerk has a railway station just over a kilometre away, and for a neighbourhood with this low building density that is unusual. It is one of the reasons the amenities pillar comes out at an 8.7, alongside a supermarket and a primary school around the corner.
The figure that jars with that is wealth & income, a 3.8. The property value is two thirds of the national median, few households are in the highest income bracket and the social assistance rate is more than twice above the Dutch average; every component points the same way. The 9.8 for safety stands apart from it, with violence, burglary, theft and vandalism all four below the national median. Quiet & nature arrives at a 6.4, with plenty of greenery around it but a strikingly thin tree canopy.
- no. 1,085 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 4 of 79 in Westerkwartier
How Grijpskerk scores
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Is Grijpskerk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Grijpskerk comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Grijpskerk 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, 38 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
The age profile of Grijpskerk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+27%
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
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,804 — less 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 Grijpskerk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Grijpskerk comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Grijpskerk 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 Grijpskerk?
In Grijpskerk the police recorded 38 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 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 Grijpskerk calculated?
Grijpskerk scores 9.4 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 Grijpskerk 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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