Based on 20 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

02 · Safety

More registered crime per resident than the Nieuwegein average.

In 2025, 1,267 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Laagraven, 23.0 times as high as in Nieuwegein (55). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 29%, against a rise of 14% in Nieuwegein. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1,267
23 times as high as Nieuwegein (55)
Change since 2021
+29%
higher than Nieuwegein (+14%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1,267
23 times as high as Nieuwegein (55)
Change since 2021
+29%
higher than Nieuwegein (+14%)

Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Laagraven registered 1,267 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 55 in the municipality of Nieuwegein.

Laagraven1,267

The municipality of Nieuwegein55

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

1,26723 times as high as Nieuwegein

+29% since 2021
Nieuwegein +14%

Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Laagraven is 'Theft and burglary': 615.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 27.5 in the municipality of Nieuwegein.

LaagravenNieuwegein

Theft and burglary615.4
Traffic184.6
Other and withheld164.1
Vandalism and public order107.7
Fraud and scams76.9
Violence and threats71.8
Environmental46.2

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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Laagraven registered 52 traffic accidents, of which 7 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

Green space is below the Nieuwegein average.

Built-up land is the largest land use in Laagraven, covering 34% of the area, against 49% in Nieuwegein. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 10 percentage points below the 20% in Nieuwegein.

Key figures

Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
10 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
28%
16 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (12%)
Built-up, share of the area
34%
15 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (49%)
Water, share of the area
20%
10 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (10%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
10 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
28%
16 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (12%)

Built-up, share of the area
34%
15 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (49%)
Water, share of the area
20%
10 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (10%)

Land use

10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Nieuwegein.

Traffic4.7%
Built-up34.5%
Other built-up2.5%
Recreation7.3%
Agriculture28.2%
Forest and nature2.5%
Water20.3%

Explanation

Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.

Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022

04 · Residents

The population is growing faster than the Nieuwegein average.

Laagraven has 210 inhabitants (2026), or 85 per km² (97% lower than in Nieuwegein). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 50%, against a rise of 12% in Nieuwegein. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Nieuwegein was 76%, 2 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Population growth since 2014
+50%
higher than Nieuwegein (+12%)
Turnout, municipality of Nieuwegein
76%
2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+33%
higher than Nieuwegein (+16%)
Aged 25 to 45
56%
27 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (29%)
Never married
71%
22 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (49%)
Origin outside Europe
53%
25 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population growth since 2014
+50%
higher than Nieuwegein (+12%)

Turnout, municipality of Nieuwegein
76%
2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

More figures

Growth of the dwelling stock
+33%
higher than Nieuwegein (+16%)
Aged 25 to 45
56%
27 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (29%)
Never married
71%
22 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (49%)

Origin outside Europe
53%
25 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (28%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

Residents, 2026

210

+50% since 2014
Nieuwegein +12%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 85 residents per km², this wijk is 97% less densely populated than the municipality of Nieuwegein.

Residents per km²85

Dwellings per km²8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

56% of residents are between 25 and 45.

15 to 2525
25 to 45120
45 to 6550
65 to 8015
80 and over5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

71% of residents are never married.

Never married145
Married25
Divorced30
Widowed5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

54% of residents have origin outside Europe.

Netherlands75
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe115

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Nieuwegein; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 76% of eligible voters in Nieuwegein voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.

Municipality of NieuwegeinThe Netherlands

D66

17.2%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

19.5%

16.7%

VVD

13.7%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

13.5%

12.8%

CDA

10%

11.8%

JA21

6.2%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

4.5%

BBB

1.4%

2.6%

Other

14%

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

66% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 42 percentage points more than in Nieuwegein (24%).

Key figures

Government, education and care, share of businesses
3%
15 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
13 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
7 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (14%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
66%
42 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
lower than Nieuwegein (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
2%
88 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
83%
79 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (4%)
Office, share of addresses
10%
8 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Government, education and care, share of businesses
3%
15 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (18%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
13 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (18%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
7 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (14%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
66%
42 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
lower than Nieuwegein (+7 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
2%
88 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (90%)

Industrial, share of addresses
83%
79 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (4%)
Office, share of addresses
10%
8 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 140 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0

Nijverheid en energie95

Handel en horeca140

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie60

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30

Zakelijke dienstverlening100

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

66% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Nieuwegein (2025).

Petrol33.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)66.1%

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

Share on other fuel per year

Share on other fuel, 2025

66%42 percentage points above Nieuwegein (24%)

+4 pp since 2014
Nieuwegein +7 pp

Explanation

See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Vehicles by kind

In 2025, 895 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars895

Motorcycles20

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

2% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (83%).

Residential2.3%
Retail2.9%
Office10.4%
Assembly0.9%
Industrial83%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Detention0.1%
Other2.5%

Explanation

Based on 866 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

85 residents per km²: 84% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²85
Multi-family dwellings20%
Private rent25%
Owner-occupied dwellings75%
Single-family dwellings80%

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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Laagraven

Compare the neighbourhoods of Laagraven

Buitengebied Laagraven	40	–
De Liesbosch	175	–

Living in Laagraven (Nieuwegein): WOZ, prices & areas