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district in Venray

West

West has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,470 residents in total.

Bottom 14% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 18 of the 23 districts of Venray

Short answer: West scores 3.5 as a district of Venray, no. 18 of the 23 districts of Venray. Its highest neighbourhood grade is West zuid (4.0). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,470 residents in total.

Key figures for West

residents
3,470
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
0.9

How West 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
33.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
7.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 163 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in VenrayThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Venray

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
1.1 km
Train station
3.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.6 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Venray

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
€ 271,942
Welfare recipients
43.2 per 1,000
High incomes
8%
Low incomes
48%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
40%
Social housing
55%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
56%
Built after 2000
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Venray

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
5,309 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
43%
Trees nearby
15%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,752
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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 Venray

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
21%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Venray

Who lives here

West has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+31%

    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

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    53%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,309far 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 West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1West zuid4.0
  2. 2West midden3.9
  3. 3Noordwest3.0