neighbourhood in Lelystad

Atol

3,325 residents · postal code 8224 · Part of Atolwijk, Lelystad

Bottom 35% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

The total number of reported offences in Atol stays below the national median, and still the safety pillar gets no further than 5.1. The explanation lies in which type of offence it is: burglary is almost three times the national level here and vandalism well above the middle, while theft stays clearly below it. Burglary carries a lot of weight within this pillar, and that pulls the score down even though the total looks favourable.

The quiet & nature pillar does the opposite and comes out at 7.9. The noise level is below the national middle, while within three hundred metres there is more greenery than is usual nationally — a combination that is not self-evident in a neighbourhood built this densely.

The wealth & income figures all four point the same way: low property value, a thin top layer, a broad bottom layer and a social assistance rate almost five times the national middle.

no. 8,556 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 54 of 87 in Lelystad

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Is Atol a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Atol comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

22.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.6 per 1,000

Property crime

4.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 91 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

0.9 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

2.2 km

Restaurant

1.4 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

1.7 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

4.1 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

€ 303,000

Welfare recipients

39.1 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

48%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

88%

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

4,956 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,796

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.4 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

0.8 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.4 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Atol has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2515%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,956 — 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 Atol a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Atol comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Atol?

In Atol the police recorded 91 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (23 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 Atol calculated?

Atol scores 5.1 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 Atol 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.