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The districts of Venlo

Venlo has 103,990 residents (2026), spread across 21 districts and 114 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 37% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Everything close by, little to spend

Venlo comes out at 5.2 as a municipality — better than 36% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 8.1; wealth and income hold it back at 4.4. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Stalberg-Oost (9.9), the lowest in Verspreide huizen Arcen (2.6). That is 7.3 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Venlo

residents
103,990
districts
21
neighbourhoods
114
km² of land
124

How Venlo scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
36.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
14.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 5,748 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in VenloThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Venlo

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Venlo

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.
Property value
€ 319,458
Welfare recipients
28.0 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
61%
Social housing
27%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Venlo

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,362 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
45%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,645
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.1 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Venlo

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Venlo

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    40%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,357far 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 Venlo, weighted by population.

Strongest neighbourhoods

The best neighbourhoods in Venlo

Other rankings

All districts of Venlo

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Hout-Blerick8.5
  2. 2Het Ven7.7
  3. 3Arcen7.3
  4. 4Steyl7.2
  5. 5Velden6.9
  6. 6Venlo-Oost-Noord6.2
  7. 7Venlo-Oost-Zuid5.8
  8. 8Tegelen-Centrum5.1
  9. 9Lomm5.1
  10. 10Venlo-Zuid5.0
  11. 11Belfeld5.0
  12. 12Vossener5.0
  13. 13Klingerberg4.8
  14. 14Blerick-Noord4.7
  15. 15Boekend4.6
  16. 16Venlo-Noord4.4
  17. 17Blerick-Midden4.0
  18. 18Blerick-Zuid4.0
  19. 19Op de Hei3.7
  20. 20Venlo-Centrum3.5
  21. 21Trade-Port3.1