neighbourhood in Katwijk

Rijnsoever-Midden

2,745 residents · postal code 2221 · Part of Katwijk Noord, Katwijk

Top 8% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

With a 10.0 for safety, Rijnsoever-Midden ranks among the forty best-scoring neighbourhoods in the country, and that score does not rest on a single measurement. Violence, burglary, theft and vandalism all four sit below the national median, across almost three thousand residents. Those are not numbers in which chance can still tip the picture.

The 6.5 for wealth & income is more of a surprise in a neighbourhood where the great majority of homes are owner-occupied. The explanation lies in the weighting: property value determines the bulk of that pillar and here sits almost exactly on the national median, while the ownership share barely counts. The income distribution likewise follows the national pattern; only the social assistance rate is higher than average.

The railway station is more than seven kilometres away, and that pushes the amenities pillar below the rest. Supermarket, GP and school are within cycling distance.

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no. 9 of 37 in Katwijk

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Is Rijnsoever-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Rijnsoever-Midden comes out at 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Rijnsoever-Midden 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.

Total crime

11.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

4.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 27 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

0.7 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

7.4 km

Restaurant

1.3 km

Hospital

2.5 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 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

€ 424,000

Welfare recipients

14.6 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

85%

Social housing

13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

72%

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

8,941 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

48%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,067

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 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

42%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Rijnsoever-Midden has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+18%
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
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
42% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,941 — 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 Rijnsoever-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Rijnsoever-Midden?

In Rijnsoever-Midden the police recorded 27 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (12 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 Rijnsoever-Midden calculated?

Rijnsoever-Midden scores 9.4 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 Rijnsoever-Midden 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.