district in Breda
Breda noord-west
Breda noord-west has 9 neighbourhoods with 24,990 residents in total.
Breda-Noordwest gathers Gageldonk, Heksenwiel and Overkroeten, nine neighbourhoods and nearly 25,000 residents. Amenities are the district's strongest suit at 6.4, still a touch more modest than elsewhere in Breda, and quiet and nature gets no further than 4.7. Safety (5.8) sits just above the national middle and wealth (5.5) right on it, while the overall lands at 4.6. Families do better here, at 8.0. An average post-war residential belt, pleasanter than neighbouring Breda-Noord but with no real high points.
no. 7 of the 11 districts of Breda
Short answer: Breda noord-west scores 6.6 as a district of Breda, no. 7 of the 11 districts of Breda. Its strongest neighbourhood is Kroeten (9.6), the worst Emer (3.9). The district has 9 neighbourhoods with 24,990 residents in total.
Key figures for Breda noord-west
- residents
- 24,990
- neighbourhoods
- 9
- km² of land
- 15.9
How Breda noord-west 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, 1,022 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.
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 Breda noord-west looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,103 — 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 Breda noord-west, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Breda noord-west
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Neighbourhoods in Breda noord-west
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