neighbourhood in Dijk en Waard
Molenwijk
2,745 residents · postal code 1703 · Part of Molenwijk, Dijk en Waard
Everything close by, little to spend
In Molenwijk one type of offence stands out, and it is not the type that counts for most. Vandalism here runs at more than double the national median, while theft and burglary stay below it. Because vandalism is the lightest component of the safety pillar, the score holds at a 6.2 where the same volume of violence or burglary would have pushed it far lower.
The wealth & income pillar is mixed rather than simply weak. Property value stays below the national median and the social assistance rate runs well above it, but the share of households on a low income matches the national picture almost exactly and vacancy is negligible.
The 8.3 for families rests mainly on short distances: the primary school is seven hundred metres away. One in seven residents is under fifteen, which is around the national level. Anyone choosing this neighbourhood for the schools is not automatically choosing it for neighbours of the same age.
- no. 4,950 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 30 of 58 in Dijk en Waard
How Molenwijk scores
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Is Molenwijk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Molenwijk comes out at 26 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
The age profile of Molenwijk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4527%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
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
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,256 — 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 Molenwijk a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Molenwijk comes out at 26 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 Molenwijk?
In Molenwijk the police recorded 86 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (26 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 Molenwijk calculated?
Molenwijk scores 7.2 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 Molenwijk 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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