neighbourhood in Zeist

Kerckebosch

3,205 residents · postal code 3708 · Part of Zeist-Oost, Zeist

Top 14% in the Netherlands

Spacious, but safety lags

More than half the surface within three hundred metres of Kerckebosch falls under tree canopy — nearly six times the national median — and noise exposure is well below it. That is the strongest quiet-and-nature position a neighbourhood can reach without being remote: supermarket, GP and restaurant are all within six hundred metres.

The safety score of 5.1 stands out against that. The explanation is narrow but heavy: violence here is above the national median, and that is the component counting most in the pillar. Burglary, property crime and vandalism all sit close to or below the middle.

The wealth pillar shows a mixed picture. Property value and incomes point upwards, but the social assistance rate is more than three times the national level — one component contradicting the story of the other three.

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no. 10 of 33 in Zeist

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Is Kerckebosch a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kerckebosch comes out at 22 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

22.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

9.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 97 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.

Supermarket

0.6 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.8 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

1.9 km

Café

2.5 km

Library

3.0 km

Motorway ramp

2.2 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

€ 507,000

Welfare recipients

25.0 per 1,000

High incomes

26%

Low incomes

34%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

45%

Social housing

32%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

22%

Built after 2000

56%

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

5,072 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

83%

Trees nearby

51%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

975

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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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The figures ⌄

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.8 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

0.4 km

Residents under 15

19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Kerckebosch has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+14%
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
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,072 — 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 Kerckebosch a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kerckebosch comes out at 22 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 Kerckebosch?

In Kerckebosch the police recorded 97 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 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 Kerckebosch calculated?

Kerckebosch scores 9.0 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 Kerckebosch 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.