neighbourhood in Rotterdam
Afrikaanderwijk
8,640 residents · postal code 3072 · Part of Feijenoord, Rotterdam
- no. 12,349 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 64 of 81 in Rotterdam
Scores per pillar
The Afrikaanderwijk, in south Rotterdam, is dense rental city: just 16 per cent of homes are owner-occupied and 10 per cent single-family. Amenities score 9.8, but with close to 63 crimes per thousand residents — more than two and a half times the median — safety climbs no further than 3.3. Average income runs to 25,000 euro, among the lowest here. Over a third of households have children.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Afrikaanderwijk calculated?
Afrikaanderwijk scores 2.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Afrikaanderwijk a safe neighbourhood?
Afrikaanderwijk scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (62.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.