neighbourhood in Gorinchem

Haarwijk Oost

2,340 residents · postal code 4205 · Part of haarwijk, Gorinchem

Top 49% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Burglary is the number that stands out in Haarwijk Oost: it runs at roughly double the national median, while theft stays below it and violence and vandalism barely deviate. That makes the 5.5 for safety a figure with one clear cause rather than a broad problem.

The 3.8 for wealth & income is broad, though. Property value, incomes, social assistance and vacancy all point the same way here, and that way is below the Dutch middle. Such a unanimous picture is rare; usually one component pulls against the rest.

Set against that is an 8.9 for families. The primary school is just over a kilometre away, but the share of households with children is high and the station is under two kilometres. For a family on a tight budget, that is a combination which does not often coincide in the Netherlands.

no. 6,345 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 12 of 20 in Gorinchem

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Is Haarwijk Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Haarwijk Oost comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer 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

20.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

6.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 57 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

0.9 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

1.7 km

Restaurant

1.3 km

Hospital

1.5 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 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

€ 342,000

Welfare recipients

29.9 per 1,000

High incomes

16%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

47%

Social housing

47%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

76%

Built after 2000

22%

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

4,665 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

48%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,122

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.2 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

1.1 km

Households with children

43%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Haarwijk Oost has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
43% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,665 — 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 Haarwijk Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Haarwijk Oost comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Haarwijk Oost?

In Haarwijk Oost the police recorded 57 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 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 Haarwijk Oost calculated?

Haarwijk Oost scores 6.4 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 Haarwijk Oost 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.