neighbourhood in Leiden

Schenkwijk

1,950 residents · postal code 2331 · Part of Stevenshofdistrict, Leiden

Top 13% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

Schenkwijk scores high on safety with a 9.4, and it holds on all four components: violence, burglary, property crime and vandalism are each below the national figure. That is the foundation under the overall score of 9.1.

The exception is quiet & nature, a 4.7, and it does not come from the building — which is spaciously laid out here — but from noise: the level is almost nine decibels above the national median. For anyone moving here that is the point to go and listen for themselves, because an average across the neighbourhood says little about a single street. The wealth & income pillar hangs in the middle at 6.5: property values are just above it and vacancy is low, but social assistance runs at twice the national figure.

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Is Schenkwijk a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schenkwijk comes out at 19 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.

Total crime

18.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

5.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 41 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

0.8 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

1.6 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

3.5 km

Café

2.4 km

Library

1.0 km

Motorway ramp

2.2 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

€ 450,000

Welfare recipients

15.4 per 1,000

High incomes

20%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

36%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

89%

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

3,607 inw/km²

Noise level

60 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,745

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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

0.6 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

2.8 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Schenkwijk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,607 — 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 Schenkwijk a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Schenkwijk comes out at 19 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 Schenkwijk?

In Schenkwijk the police recorded 41 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 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 Schenkwijk calculated?

Schenkwijk scores 9.1 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 Schenkwijk 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.