neighbourhood in Leiden

Professorenwijk-Oost

1,270 residents · postal code 2313 · Part of Roodenburgerdistrict, Leiden

Top 27% in the Netherlands

Well-off, but not carefree

Burglary is the figure that explains the rest in Professorenwijk-Oost: four times above the national median, while violence and vandalism stay below it. Because burglary carries the second-heaviest weight after violence, the safety pillar gets no further than 4.6 in a neighbourhood that scores badly nowhere else.

That "nowhere else" is substantial. The 8.0 for wealth & income is broadly supported: high incomes well above the national median, low incomes below it, little vacancy; only social assistance sits exactly on the median and points neither way. And the 7.4 for quiet & nature is notable for an urban neighbourhood — the tree canopy here covers more than one and a half times the national figure. In practice that means a neighbourhood where being outside is pleasant and the lock on the door matters.

no. 3,509 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 15 of 53 in Leiden

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Is Professorenwijk-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Professorenwijk-Oost comes out at 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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.

Total crime

27.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.4 per 1,000

Property crime

12.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 48 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

1.2 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

3.3 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 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

€ 463,000

Welfare recipients

7.9 per 1,000

High incomes

35%

Low incomes

27%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

80%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

29%

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

4,383 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,454

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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

24%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Professorenwijk-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4530%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
24% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,383 — 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 Professorenwijk-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Professorenwijk-Oost comes out at 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Professorenwijk-Oost?

In Professorenwijk-Oost the police recorded 48 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (28 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 Professorenwijk-Oost calculated?

Professorenwijk-Oost scores 8.0 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 Professorenwijk-Oost 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.