district in 's-Hertogenbosch
De Groote Wielen
De Groote Wielen has 10 neighbourhoods with 11,020 residents in total.
De Groote Wielen is a large-scale new-build district on the east side of 's-Hertogenbosch, arranged around a central lake. The marks are among the highest in this set: a 9.1 overall, with safety (9.1) and wealth & income (8.5) well above the middle; for families, the score climbs to 9.1. Amenities (5.9) and quiet & nature (5.8) follow at a distance. Ten neighbourhoods hold over 11,000 residents.
no. 3 of the 14 districts of 's-Hertogenbosch
Short answer: De Groote Wielen scores 9.1 as a district of 's-Hertogenbosch, no. 3 of the 14 districts of 's-Hertogenbosch. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Hoven (9.9), the worst Centrum De Groote Wielen (2.6). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 11,020 residents in total.
Key figures for De Groote Wielen
- residents
- 11,020
- neighbourhoods
- 10
- km² of land
- 4.5
How De Groote Wielen 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, 227 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
De Groote Wielen has strikingly many children under 15: 25%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1525%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4532%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+6%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
22% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
55% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,516 — 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 De Groote Wielen, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of De Groote Wielen
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Neighbourhoods in De Groote Wielen
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