neighbourhood in Haarlemmermeer

Zwanenburg West

2,155 residents · postal code 1161 · Part of Zwanenburg, Haarlemmermeer

Bottom 45% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, and little room

Zwanenburg West posts the lowest of its five pillar scores not on safety or wealth but on amenities, and that traces back to three distances: supermarket, GP and restaurant are all three a kilometre and a half away or more. For daily shopping that is no longer walking distance.

The quiet & nature pillar also stays below the middle, and not for lack of greenery — that sits above the national median. The noise level here is almost six decibels higher than is nationally usual, and that weighs as heavily in the pillar as the greenery.

On safety the picture diverges by type. Violence occurs distinctly less often here than nationally, burglary and vandalism more. Because violence weighs heaviest, the pillar stays above six despite those two.

no. 7,292 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 50 of 93 in Haarlemmermeer

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Is Zwanenburg West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zwanenburg West comes out at 22 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.

Total crime

21.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

9.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.9 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

1.8 km

GP practice

1.6 km

Train station

1.9 km

Restaurant

1.7 km

Hospital

7.6 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.2 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

€ 446,000

Welfare recipients

13.9 per 1,000

High incomes

16%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

87%

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

4,395 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

791

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.2 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

0.6 km

Households with children

43%

Childcare

1.7 km

Secondary school

7.4 km

Residents under 15

19%

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Who lives here

Zwanenburg West has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
43% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,395 — 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 Zwanenburg West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zwanenburg West comes out at 22 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 Zwanenburg West?

In Zwanenburg West the police recorded 57 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 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 Zwanenburg West calculated?

Zwanenburg West scores 5.8 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 Zwanenburg West 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.