neighbourhood in Almere

Muziekwijk Z.-Noord

1,800 residents · postal code 1323 · Part of Muziekwijk Zuid, Almere

Bottom 36% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

The supermarket, the GP, the station and a restaurant in Muziekwijk Zuid-Noord are all less than half a kilometre away. At a 9.7, that puts the neighbourhood among the five hundred best-connected in the Netherlands — and it is also the only figure here that stands out upwards.

The safety pillar stays at a 3.5 because of burglary and theft, both far above the national middle; violence sits exactly on it. That is a profile in which property is mainly the target.

The wealth & income pillar also comes out at a 3.5. Property value and the share of high-income households are below the national level and the social assistance rate far above it; only vacancy sits exactly at the median and therefore points nowhere.

no. 8,411 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 141 of 174 in Almere

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Is Muziekwijk Z.-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Muziekwijk Z.-Noord comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Muziekwijk Z.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

36.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

4.4 per 1,000

Property crime

14.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 86 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

0.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.4 km

Café

0.4 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

2.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 339,000

Welfare recipients

55.6 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

46%

Social housing

52%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

62%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6,672 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

52%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

2,363

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.2 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

36%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Muziekwijk Z.-Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+21%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,672 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Muziekwijk Z.-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Muziekwijk Z.-Noord comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Muziekwijk Z.-Noord is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Muziekwijk Z.-Noord?

In Muziekwijk Z.-Noord the police recorded 86 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Muziekwijk Z.-Noord calculated?

Muziekwijk Z.-Noord scores 5.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Muziekwijk Z.-Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.