neighbourhood in Blaricum

Bijvanck

3,870 residents · postal code 1261 · Part of Blaricum, Blaricum

Top 16% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Almost everything recorded in Bijvanck by way of offences sits below the national median — violence at a good half of it, theft and vandalism clearly below too. One exception: residential burglary occurs somewhat more often here than in the average neighbourhood. It is the only thing still pulling the 8.9 for safety down, and it is at once the most useful small warning for anyone moving here.

The population is old. Nearly one in three residents is 65 or older, well above the national median, and the share of children sits below it. Yet the families pillar stands at an 8.1, and that is because the pillar largely measures distance to school and childcare: the primary school is four hundred metres away. Ageing and a high families score do not rule each other out on this measure.

The wealth & income pillar stays at a 6.0 because the picture is mixed: property values sit above the Dutch median and vacancy is minimal, but social assistance runs well above and the income distribution does not differ from the national one.

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Is Bijvanck a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bijvanck comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Bijvanck is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

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

Total crime

15.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

4.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 71 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

9.0 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

6.7 km

Café

5.9 km

Library

3.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 440,000

Welfare recipients

20.7 per 1,000

High incomes

20%

Low incomes

38%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

59%

Social housing

37%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

79%

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

3,807 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

67%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,508

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.3 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

0.4 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,807 — 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 Bijvanck a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bijvanck comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Bijvanck is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Bijvanck?

In Bijvanck the police recorded 71 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (15 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 Bijvanck calculated?

Bijvanck scores 8.8 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 Bijvanck 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.