Galgenveld, Nijmegen
About 7,090 people live in Galgenveld, in 4,685 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 17% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 41.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €553,000; 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.2 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Galgenveld a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 17% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 32% |
| Safety and nuisance | 39% |
| Social cohesion | 21% |
| Amenities | 92% |
| Housing stock | 49% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Galgenveld safe?
| All registered crime | 41.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 9.3 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) | €553,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 55% / 44% |
| Apartments | 54% |
| Households with children | 12% |
| Single-person households | 70% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | €37,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | 1.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nijmegen
Bottendaal · Altrade · Hunnerberg · Hengstdal · Kwakkenberg · Groenewoud · Ooyse Schependom · Stadscentrum · Benedenstad · Biezen · Wolfskuil · Hees
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU02680203. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.