neighbourhood in Ridderkerk

West

3,590 residents · postal code 2982 · Part of West, Ridderkerk

Bottom 16% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

West in Ridderkerk is an old neighbourhood in two senses. Almost four in ten residents are 65 or over, far above the national middle, and that weighs on the families score more than the distance to school does.

The 6.6 for quiet & nature needs explaining, because traffic noise here is well above the national median. What offsets it is the low density — under two thousand residents per square kilometre — and the greenery around it, which comes out above the Dutch middle. Noise and space go together here.

The 3.1 for safety comes mainly from theft: almost three times the national median and the largest share of all reported offences. Violence is above it too, which makes the picture heavier than in a place where only things go missing.

no. 11,068 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 10 of 10 in Ridderkerk

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Is West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West comes out at 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: West is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

51.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

25.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 245 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

4.5 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

1.6 km

Café

1.2 km

Library

1.4 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

€ 312,000

Welfare recipients

27.9 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

47%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

40%

Social housing

56%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

37%

Built after 2000

15%

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

1,813 inw/km²

Noise level

61 dB

Green surroundings

59%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,560

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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

1.0 km

Households with children

26%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.7 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

West has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 37%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4518%
NL median 22%
45–6522%
NL median 28%
65+37%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
44% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,813 — less 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West comes out at 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: West is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in West?

In West the police recorded 245 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (52 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 West calculated?

West scores 3.7 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 West 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.