Kerkrade-Centrum, Kerkrade
About 4,875 people live in Kerkrade-Centrum, in 2,780 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 89% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 73 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €210,000; 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 31% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.9 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Kerkrade-Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 89% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 42% |
| Safety and nuisance | 8% |
| Social cohesion | 17% |
| Amenities | 80% |
| Housing stock | 21% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kerkrade-Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 73 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.9 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) | €210,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 44% / 56% |
| Apartments | 63% |
| Households with children | 18% |
| Single-person households | 51% |
| Age 65+ | 39% |
| Average income per resident | €31,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 0.9 km |
| Hospital | 0.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Kerkrade
Erenstein · Rolduckerveld · Holz · Nulland · Bleijerheide · Gracht · Kaalheide · Terwinselen · Heilust · Spekholzerheide · Eygelshoven-Kom · Hopel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU09280100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.