neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg

Voorburg West zuid

2,820 residents · postal code 2275 · Part of Voorburg West / Park Leeuwenbergh, Leidschendam-Voorburg

Top 11% in the Netherlands

Despite an overall grade of 9.2 — including a near-perfect 9.7 for wealth & income — safety in Voorburg West-zuid scores just 3.3, with crime at 42.1 per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24. House values of €660,000 and an income of €52,000 per resident rank among the highest in this set. Amenities score strongly too, at 9.2; the station is 800 metres away. Four in ten households have children.

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no. 5 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

42.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.0 per 1,000

Property crime

22.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 187 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

1.0 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

0.8 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

0.7 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 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

€ 660,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

43%

Low incomes

29%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

83%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

63%

Built after 2000

26%

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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

5,158 inw/km²

Noise level

58 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

2,395

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

0.6 km

Households with children

40%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

19%

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Who lives here

Voorburg West zuid has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6531%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,158 — 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 West zuid calculated?

Voorburg West zuid scores 9.2 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 West zuid 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 West zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Voorburg West zuid scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (42.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.