neighbourhood in Harlingen
Oosterpark
7,405 residents · postal code 8862 · Part of Harlingen, Harlingen
Safe streets, thinner wallets
More than nine in ten homes in Oosterpark are single-family homes and almost two thirds are owner-occupied - and yet wealth comes no further than a 3.4. The explanation sits in the value, not in the type: the property value here lies far below the Dutch middle, the social assistance share a multiple above it, and owner-occupied homes count only lightly in that pillar.
The rest of the figures point another way. With a 9.2 for safety this Harlingen neighbourhood is among the best-scoring in the country: violence, burglary, theft and vandalism all four stay below the national value. And the families figure of 9.0 rests not only on the short distance to the primary school but also on the population, because four in ten households have children. Only eating out requires a drive: the nearest restaurant is more than two kilometres away.
- no. 3,816 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 11 in Harlingen
How Oosterpark scores
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Is Oosterpark a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oosterpark comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Oosterpark is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest 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, 137 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
Oosterpark 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%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,266 — 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 Oosterpark a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Oosterpark comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Oosterpark is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Oosterpark?
In Oosterpark the police recorded 137 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 Oosterpark calculated?
Oosterpark scores 7.8 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 Oosterpark 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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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Harlingen.
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