The districts of West Betuwe
West Betuwe has 53,240 residents (2026), spread across 12 districts and 66 neighbourhoods.
Safe, but everything is a drive away
West Betuwe averages 7.8, which puts the municipality above 71% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Safety lifts that grade with 7.9; amenities hold it back at 5.8. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Asperen Oude Kern (10.0), the lowest in Heesselt (2.9). That is 7.1 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for West Betuwe
- residents
- 53,240
- districts
- 12
- neighbourhoods
- 66
- km² of land
- 216
How West Betuwe 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.
In 2025, 1,363 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in West Betuwe →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in West Betuwe →
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 West Betuwe looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,448 — around the 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 West Betuwe, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in West Betuwe →Asperen Oude Kern
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Meteren - De Plantage
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Vuren
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Deil
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Verspreide huizen Oostzijde
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Uitbreiding Heukelum
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Weakest neighbourhoods
The worst and the safest districts of West Betuwe
The worst districts of West Betuwe are in one ranking, the safest in the other. Both are built on registered crimes per 1,000 people present, not on reputation.
- The worst and most dangerous areas of West Betuwe: the neighbourhoods with the most registered crime.
- The safest areas of West Betuwe: the same measurement, the other end of the list.
- All rankings for West Betuwe →
Other rankings
The 12 districts of West Betuwe with a grade
Sorted by total grade