neighbourhood in Bergen op Zoom

Halsteren-Centrum

2,625 residents · postal code 4661 · Part of Halsteren, Bergen op Zoom

Bottom 27% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

In Halsteren-Centrum the whole crime picture points one way: violence sits almost twice above the national median, burglary more than three times, and theft and vandalism also occur more often than usual. So no single type explains the 3.2 for safety on its own.

Quiet & nature stands opposite at 7.4. The share of green space and the tree canopy are both above the national middle, the noise level below it, and population density is low by Dutch standards.

Wealth & income comes out at 3.8, with property values more than a hundred thousand euros below the national median. The social assistance rate is almost twice the national middle and the bottom income group is wider than nationally — not one component points upward.

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Is Halsteren-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Halsteren-Centrum comes out at 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

29.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

10.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 101 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

5.1 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

5.6 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

0.6 km

Motorway ramp

2.5 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

€ 315,000

Welfare recipients

15.2 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

54%

Social housing

40%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

74%

Built after 2000

11%

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

2,313 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

61%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,107

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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

0.6 km

Households with children

28%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

2.7 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Halsteren-Centrum has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+32%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,313 — around the 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 Halsteren-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Halsteren-Centrum comes out at 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. 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 Halsteren-Centrum?

In Halsteren-Centrum the police recorded 101 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (30 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 Halsteren-Centrum calculated?

Halsteren-Centrum scores 4.5 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 Halsteren-Centrum 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.