district in Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen has 9 neighbourhoods with 25,750 residents in total.
This Hoogeveen district bundles the post-war neighbourhoods of Krakeel, Wolfsbos and Zuid, nine neighbourhoods and just over 25,000 residents. Amenities still reach 7.7, with the centre close by, but the rest of the picture is bleak: prosperity 2.9 and safety 3.8. With a 3.5 overall, this Drenthe district ranks among the more burdened in this set, despite peace and space (4.5) coming close to the middle.
no. 13 of the 13 districts of Hoogeveen
Short answer: Hoogeveen scores 3.5 as a district of Hoogeveen, no. 13 of the 13 districts of Hoogeveen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Wolfsbos (4.4), the worst Oost (2.8). The district has 9 neighbourhoods with 25,750 residents in total.
Key figures for Hoogeveen
- residents
- 25,750
- neighbourhoods
- 9
- km² of land
- 6.8
How Hoogeveen 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, 1,276 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.
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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.
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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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Hoogeveen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
45% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,439 — 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 Hoogeveen, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Hoogeveen
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Neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen
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