The districts of Kerkrade

Kerkrade has 45,500 residents (2026), spread across 3 districts and 18 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 24% of the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

As a municipality, Kerkrade sits at 4.2, better than 23% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Amenities lift that grade with 8.5; wealth and income hold it back at 3.1. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Hopel (6.1), the lowest in Spekholzerheide (3.2). That is 2.9 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 45,500
districts: 3
neighbourhoods: 18
km² of land: 21.9

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

37.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

12.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 2,196 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

1.9 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 214,980

Welfare recipients

32.1 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

54%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

66%

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

3,127 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,705

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.4 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.

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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

0.6 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

2.5 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Kerkrade →

Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,125 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Kerkrade, weighted by population.