Built between 1975 and 1991: 9%, against 29% in the municipality of Heerlen.
Key figures
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heerlen (29%)
Built 1945–1964
9%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerlen (23%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerlen (15%)
Built 1975–1991
9%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heerlen (29%)
Built 1945–1964
9%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heerlen (23%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerlen (15%)
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Heerlen average.
In 2025, 159 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Imstenrade, 2.4 times as high as in Heerlen (66). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
159
▲2.4 times as high as Heerlen (66)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
159
▲2.4 times as high as Heerlen (66)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Imstenrade registered 159 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Heerlen.
Imstenrade159
The municipality of Heerlen66
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Imstenrade is 'Violence and threats': 70.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.0 in the municipality of Heerlen.
ImstenradeHeerlen
Violence and threats70.4
Heerlen 9.0▲ +682% vs Heerlen
Vandalism and public order40.7
Heerlen 8.6▲ +373% vs Heerlen
Theft and burglary22.2
Heerlen 23.9▼ −7% vs Heerlen
Traffic11.1
Heerlen 10.8≈ Heerlen
Other and withheld11.1
Heerlen 6.2▲ +79% vs Heerlen
Environmental3.7
Heerlen 0.4▲ +825% vs Heerlen
Fraud and scams0.0
Heerlen 6.8▼ −100% vs Heerlen
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Imstenrade registered 7 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Living environment
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,100 m
–
GP practice
3,100 m
–
Primary school
3,000 m
–
Daycare
100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Heerlen average.
Imstenrade has 395 inhabitants (2026), or 255 per km² (87% lower than in Heerlen). Between 2025 and 2026 the population rose 46%, against no real change in Heerlen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heerlen was 66%, 12 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2025
+46%
▲higher than Heerlen (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerlen
66%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲13 percentage points higher than Heerlen (25%)
Never married
65%
▲17 percentage points higher than Heerlen (48%)
Origin outside Europe
92%
▲74 percentage points higher than Heerlen (18%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2025
+46%
▲higher than Heerlen (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerlen
66%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Aged 25 to 45
38%
▲13 percentage points higher than Heerlen (25%)
Never married
65%
▲17 percentage points higher than Heerlen (48%)
Origin outside Europe
92%
▲74 percentage points higher than Heerlen (18%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 46% between 2025 and 2026, to 395.
Residents, 2026
395
+46% since 2025
Heerlen +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 255 residents per km², this buurt is 87% less densely populated than the municipality of Heerlen.
Residents per km²255
Dwellings per km²7.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 18.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1550
15 to 25125
25 to 45150
45 to 6555
65 to 8010
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
65% of residents are never married.
Never married260
Married120
Divorced15
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
92% of residents have origin outside Europe.
Netherlands15
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Outside Europe365
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heerlen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 66% of eligible voters in Heerlen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeerlenThe Netherlands
D66
11.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30%
16.7%
VVD
10.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.1%
12.8%
CDA
9.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.4%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
12.6%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Heerlen (16%).
Key figures
Assembly, share of addresses
33%
▲32 percentage points higher than Heerlen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
73%
▼13 percentage points lower than Heerlen (86%)
Office, share of addresses
13%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerlen (1%)
Assembly, share of addresses
33%
▲32 percentage points higher than Heerlen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
73%
▼13 percentage points lower than Heerlen (86%)
Office, share of addresses
13%
▲12 percentage points higher than Heerlen (1%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Heerlen (2025).
Petrol83.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 25 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars25
Motorcycles0
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
73% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (33%).
Residential73.3%
Office13.3%
Assembly33.3%
Industrial13.3%
Explanation
Based on 15 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
255 residents per km²: 53% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²255
NL 539▼ −53% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026