neighbourhood in Hollands Kroon

Breezand (woonkern)

2,290 residents · postal code 1764 · Part of Breezand, Hollands Kroon

Top 37% in the Netherlands

Safe streets, thinner wallets

The greenery around Breezand is there, the trees are not. Within three hundred metres there is more green cover than in the average Dutch neighbourhood, while the tree canopy gets no further than a quarter of the national median. As a result the quiet & nature pillar stays at 5.6 despite a sound level below the middle.

The 4.5 for wealth & income is only partly a wealth problem. The property value is below the national median and that counts for most within the pillar, but the social assistance rate is more or less at the national middle and vacancy below it. The picture is one of cheap housing, not of a neighbourhood where many households live on benefits.

Of the four types of offence only burglary is slightly above the national median; the other three stay below, property crime most clearly. That produces an 8.6 for safety.

no. 4,796 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 13 of 67 in Hollands Kroon

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Is Breezand (woonkern) a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Breezand (woonkern) comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Breezand (woonkern) is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

14.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

4.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 36 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

3.6 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

11.8 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

3.7 km

Motorway ramp

3.5 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

€ 328,000

Welfare recipients

8.7 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

40%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

68%

Social housing

25%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

90%

Built after 2000

22%

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

3,171 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

60%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

326

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.3 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

0.7 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

8.8 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Breezand (woonkern) looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
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
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,171 — 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 Breezand (woonkern) a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Breezand (woonkern)?

In Breezand (woonkern) the police recorded 36 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 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 Breezand (woonkern) calculated?

Breezand (woonkern) scores 7.2 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 Breezand (woonkern) 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.