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Venlo-Noord

Venlo-Noord has 5 neighbourhoods with 7,750 residents in total.

Bottom 26% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 16 of the 21 districts of Venlo

Short answer: Venlo-Noord scores 4.4 as a district of Venlo, no. 16 of the 21 districts of Venlo. Its strongest neighbourhood is Genooy (6.7), the worst Withuis (3.2). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 7,750 residents in total.

Key figures for Venlo-Noord

residents
7,750
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
2.8

How Venlo-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
41.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
16.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 501 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
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.6 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 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
€ 267,356
Welfare recipients
47.7 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
47%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
42%
Social housing
44%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
51%
Built after 2000
12%

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
5,603 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
40%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,986
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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
0.4 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Venlo

Who lives here

The age profile of Venlo-Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    51%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,603far 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 Venlo-Noord, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Venlo-Noord

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Venlo-Noord.

Neighbourhoods in Venlo-Noord

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Genooy6.7
  2. 2Craneveld5.7
  3. 3't Zand4.5
  4. 4Genooybergen4.5
  5. 5Withuis3.2