neighbourhood in Medemblik

Midwoud Centrum

2,265 residents · postal code 1679 · Part of Midwoud, Medemblik

Top 46% in the Netherlands

Safe, but few children

Three quarters of the area within three hundred metres of Midwoud Centrum is green. That is well above the national median and, combined with little noise, it produces a 7.8 for quiet & nature, even though the tree canopy stays below the middle — this is open land, not woodland.

The 4.7 for families is the weakest pillar. The primary school is nine hundred metres away, which is not far in itself, but the share of children stays below the national picture and almost a quarter of residents are 65 or over.

Among the offences violence, burglary and property crime stay below the national median and only vandalism comes out clearly above; that gives an 8.2 for safety. The station is more than eleven kilometres away, and that is what keeps the amenities pillar at 5.9 while supermarket, GP and restaurant are all within five hundred metres.

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no. 19 of 51 in Medemblik

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Is Midwoud Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Midwoud Centrum 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

18.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

5.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 50 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

11.2 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

11.3 km

Café

4.2 km

Library

6.6 km

Motorway ramp

4.3 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

€ 378,000

Welfare recipients

13.2 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

40%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

66%

Social housing

31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

86%

Built after 2000

29%

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

3,421 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

77%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

365

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.8 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

0.9 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

7.1 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,421 — 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 Midwoud Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Midwoud Centrum 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 Midwoud Centrum?

In Midwoud Centrum the police recorded 50 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 Midwoud Centrum calculated?

Midwoud Centrum scores 6.6 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 Midwoud Centrum 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.