neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Voorburg Midden midden

2,915 residents · postal code 2273 · Part of Voorburg Midden, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Bottom 30% in the Netherlands

Voorburg Midden pairs top amenities (10.0) with weak safety (2.7). Densely built at 12,500 residents per square kilometre, barely any single-family homes and half living alone. At 46 crimes per 1,000 people present the area runs well above the median. The average value (381,000 euro) stays below the midpoint; three in ten residents are past 65 and the station is a kilometre and a half away.

no. 9,273 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 38 of 42 in Leidschendam-Voorburg

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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

46.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

4.2 per 1,000

Property crime

21.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 199 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.3 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

1.4 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

2.4 km

Café

0.4 km

Library

0.4 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 km

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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

€ 381,000

Welfare recipients

13.7 per 1,000

High incomes

26%

Low incomes

29%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

48%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

14%

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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

12,500 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

52%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

4,213

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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.

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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

0.9 km

Households with children

18%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.4 km

Residents under 15

10%

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Who lives here

Voorburg Midden midden has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1510%
NL median 14%
15–257%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6521%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
1.6 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
54% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
18% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
12,500 — 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

How is the grade for Voorburg Midden midden calculated?

Voorburg Midden midden scores 4.7 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Voorburg Midden midden lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Voorburg Midden midden a safe neighbourhood?

Voorburg Midden midden scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (46.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.