Kreken, Nissewaard
About 1,880 people live in Kreken, in 820 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 96% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 28.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €263,000; 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 25% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 18.5 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is Kreken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 96% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 20% |
| Safety and nuisance | 15% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 45% |
| Housing stock | 17% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kreken safe?
| All registered crime | 28.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 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) | €263,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 73% / 27% |
| Apartments | 15% |
| Households with children | 41% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3 km |
| Train station | 18.5 km |
| Hospital | 2.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nissewaard
Donken · Akkers-Centrum · Voorden · Dreven · Gaarden · Vriesland · Vogelenzang-Noord · Vogelenzang-Zuid · Ottersveen · Kikkerveen · Beverveen · Egel- en Salamanderveen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19301206. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.