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district in Venlo

Blerick-Noord

Blerick-Noord has 3 neighbourhoods with 5,940 residents in total.

Bottom 30% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 14 of the 21 districts of Venlo

Short answer: Blerick-Noord scores 4.7 as a district of Venlo, no. 14 of the 21 districts of Venlo. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Vastenavondkamp-Zuid (7.1). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 5,940 residents in total.

Key figures for Blerick-Noord

residents
5,940
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
1

How Blerick-Noord 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
39.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
11.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 288 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.
Supermarket
0.4 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.6 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Venlo

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
€ 236,710
Welfare recipients
53.9 per 1,000
High incomes
7%
Low incomes
49%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
50%
Social housing
37%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
70%
Built after 2000
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Venlo

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
5,956 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
36%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,068
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.3 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 Venlo

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
39%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Residents under 15
18%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Venlo

Who lives here

Blerick-Noord has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1518%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+14%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    36%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    39%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,956far 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 Blerick-Noord, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Blerick-Noord

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Vastenavondkamp-Zuid7.1
  2. 2Smeliënkamp4.4
  3. 3Vastenavondkamp-Noord3.6