neighbourhood in Haarlem

Kruistochtbuurt

2,290 residents · postal code 2033 · Part of Slachthuiswijk, Haarlem

Bottom 47% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

All four offence types in the Kruistochtbuurt sit above the national middle, vandalism furthest: more than twice the median. That makes the 4.0 for safety a broad figure rather than a matter of one category, and it is the counterpart of a 9.0 for amenities where everything is within a kilometre.

The second number that calls for explanation is vacancy: almost twice the national figure in a neighbourhood where property values are above the median. That is an unusual combination and it holds the wealth & income pillar at 5.5, together with a rate of social assistance more than three times the national level. What is missing is greenery: not even a quarter of the immediate surroundings, in a neighbourhood of almost twelve thousand residents per square kilometre.

no. 7,057 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 72 of 97 in Haarlem

Compare with…View on the map

Do some of these matter more to you than others?

Is Kruistochtbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kruistochtbuurt comes out at 35 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

35.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

10.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 112 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Haarlem →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Haarlem →

The figures ⌄

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

2.1 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

1.6 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Haarlem →

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.

Property value

€ 452,000

Welfare recipients

26.2 per 1,000

High incomes

22%

Low incomes

34%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

43%

Social housing

44%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

60%

Built after 2000

13%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Haarlem →

The figures ⌄

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

11,737 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

21%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

5,099

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.4 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Haarlem →

The figures ⌄

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Haarlem →

Who lives here

Kruistochtbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 37%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–258%
NL median 11%
25–4537%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+17%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
11,737 — 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 Kruistochtbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kruistochtbuurt comes out at 35 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 Kruistochtbuurt?

In Kruistochtbuurt the police recorded 112 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (35 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 Kruistochtbuurt calculated?

Kruistochtbuurt scores 6.0 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 Kruistochtbuurt 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.