neighbourhood in Haarlemmermeer
Hoofddorp Centrum Oost
5,415 residents · postal code 2132 · Part of Hoofddorp, Haarlemmermeer
Good for children, with a safety question
The crime rate in Hoofddorp Centrum Oost is at more than one and a half times the Dutch level, and unlike in many centre neighbourhoods it does not sit in one type. Theft, violence, burglary and vandalism are all above the national median here. That makes the 3.1 for safety more broadly based than a single problem category.
Set against that is a central location that carries through into two pillars. The GP, the primary school and a restaurant are within half a kilometre, and that produces not only an 8.5 for amenities but also the 9.2 for families — a pillar that consists for the most part of walking distances and not of the number of children living there.
In the wealth figure two facts collide that largely cancel each other out: a property value above the national median and a share of social assistance recipients that is almost three times it.
- no. 5,603 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 40 of 93 in Haarlemmermeer
How Hoofddorp Centrum Oost scores
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Is Hoofddorp Centrum Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Hoofddorp Centrum Oost comes out at 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Hoofddorp Centrum Oost is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 311 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
Hoofddorp Centrum Oost has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4528%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+22%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,209 — 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 Hoofddorp Centrum Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Hoofddorp Centrum Oost comes out at 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Hoofddorp Centrum Oost is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. 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 Hoofddorp Centrum Oost?
In Hoofddorp Centrum Oost the police recorded 311 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (42 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 Hoofddorp Centrum Oost calculated?
Hoofddorp Centrum Oost scores 6.8 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 Hoofddorp Centrum 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.
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