neighbourhood in Bergen op Zoom
Centrum
4,040 residents · postal code 4611 · Part of Bergen op Zoom-Oude stad en omgeving, Bergen op Zoom
- no. 10,738 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 25 of 36 in Bergen op Zoom
Scores per pillar
The old town centre of Bergen op Zoom scores high on amenities (9.5) and a healthy social fabric (7.1), but safety stays the weak point at 2.7 and more than 67 crimes per 1,000 people present — a figure driven up by the crowds in the centre. Housing (2.9) and green space (2.8) keep the total at 3.8. More than half of households are single people and families are rare at 16 percent.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Centrum calculated?
Centrum scores 3.8 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 Centrum a safe neighbourhood?
Centrum scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (67.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.