neighbourhood in Hilversum
Zeeheldenkwartier
4,290 residents · postal code 1215 · Part of Zuid, Hilversum
Safe streets, thinner wallets
None of the four offence types here rises above the national median, and that is rarer than it sounds at a density of almost eight thousand residents per square kilometre. Hence the 9.2 for safety.
The wealth & income figure of 4.8 is less clear-cut than such a low number suggests. The share of higher incomes is slightly above the national level and the share of lower incomes below it; it is property value and the number of social assistance benefits that drag the pillar down. Zeeheldenkwartier is therefore not so much a district with low-earning residents as one with cheaper homes than the Dutch middle.
Quiet & nature is left with a 5.6 despite tree canopy more than twice the national median. That is the price of dense building: noise above the median and no open water.
- no. 2,593 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 16 of 37 in Hilversum
How Zeeheldenkwartier scores
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Is Zeeheldenkwartier a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Zeeheldenkwartier comes out at 18 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.
In 2025, 103 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
Zeeheldenkwartier has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4528%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,834 — 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 Zeeheldenkwartier a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Zeeheldenkwartier comes out at 18 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 Zeeheldenkwartier?
In Zeeheldenkwartier the police recorded 103 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Zeeheldenkwartier calculated?
Zeeheldenkwartier scores 8.5 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 Zeeheldenkwartier 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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