neighbourhood in Zwolle

Gerenbroek

3,045 residents · postal code 8014 · Part of Ittersum, Zwolle

Top 6% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

Gerenbroek is among the highest-scoring neighbourhoods in the Netherlands, and that comes down to two figures: a 9.8 for safety and a 9.6 for families.

The first is complete — violence, burglary, theft and vandalism all four sit below the national median, theft at a fraction of it. The second leans on the short distance to the primary school and on the large share of households with children: almost half.

What does not make this an expensive neighbourhood is the property value, which stays below the national median, with a social assistance rate that comes out just above it. The lowest score is the 5.0 for quiet & nature, and that is stuck on the building: more than six thousand residents per square kilometre and less greenery around than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

no. 746 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 2 of 73 in Zwolle

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Is Gerenbroek a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Gerenbroek comes out at 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Gerenbroek 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.

Total crime

11.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.3 per 1,000

Property crime

2.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 31 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

4.9 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

4.8 km

Café

3.8 km

Library

1.0 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 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

€ 381,000

Welfare recipients

9.9 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

81%

Social housing

17%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

99%

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

6,452 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

38%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,614

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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

45%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.1 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Gerenbroek has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+19%
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
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
45% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,452 — 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 Gerenbroek a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Gerenbroek?

In Gerenbroek the police recorded 31 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (11 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 Gerenbroek calculated?

Gerenbroek scores 9.6 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 Gerenbroek 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.