Krakeel, Hoogeveen
About 5,055 people live in Krakeel, in 2,195 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 89% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 29.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €218,000; 51% of homes are owner-occupied and 44% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.5 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 2 km.
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Is Krakeel a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 89% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 76% |
| Safety and nuisance | 18% |
| Social cohesion | 18% |
| Amenities | 51% |
| Housing stock | 17% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Krakeel safe?
| All registered crime | 29.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €218,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 51% / 49% |
| Apartments | 22% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 35% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | €23,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 2 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1.8 km |
| Train station | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | 4.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hoogeveen
Bentinckspark · Wolfsbos · Noord · Zuid · Centrum · Venesluis · West · Oost · Steenbergerweiden · Kinholt · Grittenhof · Schoonvelde-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01185003. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.