district in Lingewaard
Bemmel
Bemmel has 13 neighbourhoods with 12,260 residents in total.
Bemmel lies in the Betuwe municipality of Lingewaard and spreads over 12,000 residents across thirteen neighbourhoods. Safety (7.8) and overall (7.9) stand strong, with amenities (6.6) just below. Quiet & nature is the most modest at 5.1, with wealth & income at 6.7. A safe, well-kept residential town whose scores sit mostly above the national middle.
no. 4 of the 7 districts of Lingewaard
Short answer: Bemmel scores 7.9 as a district of Lingewaard, no. 4 of the 7 districts of Lingewaard. Its strongest neighbourhood is Boswei (9.4), the worst Centrum Bemmel (5.2). The district has 13 neighbourhoods with 12,260 residents in total.
Key figures for Bemmel
- residents
- 12,260
- neighbourhoods
- 13
- km² of land
- 14.3
How Bemmel 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, 237 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.
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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.
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.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Bemmel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4519%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+26%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,838 — 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 Bemmel, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Bemmel
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Bemmel.
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Neighbourhoods in Bemmel
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