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Helmond-West

Helmond-West has 2 neighbourhoods with 4,730 residents in total.

Bottom 20% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 9 of the 12 districts of Helmond

Short answer: Helmond-West scores 4.0 as a district of Helmond, no. 9 of the 12 districts of Helmond. Its highest neighbourhood grade is West (4.1). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 4,730 residents in total.

Key figures for Helmond-West

residents
4,730
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.2

How Helmond-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.
Total crime
33.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.8 per 1,000
Property crime
11.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 217 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in HelmondThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Helmond

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.5 km
Motorway ramp
2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Helmond

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
€ 274,637
Welfare recipients
42.3 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
47%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
37%
Social housing
53%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
21%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Helmond

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
5,396 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
38%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,113
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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 Helmond

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
29%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Helmond

Who lives here

Helmond-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4530%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+17%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    45%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    29%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,396far 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 Helmond-West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Helmond-West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1West4.1
  2. 2Houtsdonk3.1