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neighbourhood in Alkmaar

De Mare

2,480 residents · postal code 1825 · Part of De Mare, Alkmaar

  • no. 12,746 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 63 of 63 in Alkmaar

Scores per pillar

De Mare in Alkmaar is the least safe neighbourhood in this batch: with almost 87 crimes per 1,000 people present, more than three times the national median, safety (2.6) and the overall grade (2.7) both stay near the bottom. Amenities still score 8.8. It is a rental quarter through and through, at 23 per cent owner-occupied and six in ten households single-person, against property of 255,000 euro. Nearly three in ten residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
4.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
86.9
Violent crimes
3.5
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 255,000
Owner-occupied
23%
Single-family homes
29%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 9%25–45 29%45–65 23%65+ 28%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
60%
Residents per km²
4,337

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Mare calculated?

De Mare scores 2.7 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is De Mare a safe neighbourhood?

De Mare scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (86.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.