neighbourhood in Beverwijk
Oosterwijk
3,065 residents · postal code 1946 · Part of Oosterwijk en Zwaansmeer, Beverwijk
Everything for children close by, thinner wallets
The social assistance rate in Oosterwijk is more than eight times the national middle, and that is this neighbourhood's sharpest number. Together with property values that do not even reach half the national median and almost half of households in the lowest income group, that brings wealth & income to a 3.1; only vacancy is exceptionally low.
And right next to that stands a 9.7 for families. The primary school is around the corner, four in ten households have children and the share of over-65s is small. What the pillar measures is amply present here — it simply has nothing to do with income.
The 5.5 for safety comes mainly from violence, which is almost twice the national median, while theft stays far below it. The overall reported-offence figure is under the national middle.
- no. 6,619 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 18 of 33 in Beverwijk
How Oosterwijk scores
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Is Oosterwijk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oosterwijk comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
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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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Oosterwijk has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4529%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+14%
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
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,555 — 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 Oosterwijk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oosterwijk comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Oosterwijk?
In Oosterwijk the police recorded 86 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (24 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 Oosterwijk calculated?
Oosterwijk scores 6.2 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 Oosterwijk 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.
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