neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Blijdorp

10,255 residents · postal code 3039 · Part of Noord, Rotterdam

Bottom 47% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

The 6.5 for wealth in Blijdorp does not come from the property value: that is just below the national middle. It is the incomes. The highest group is almost twice as amply represented as usual, the bottom one in fact a good deal more thinly, and social assistance occurs about as often as nationally. That is the reverse order of what you usually see, because normally the property value is decisive in this pillar.

The noise level here is well over ten decibels above the national middle. That quiet still comes out at a 4.9 is because there are greenery, trees and surface water to set against it. The 3.3 for safety is almost entirely theft: that type is at well over twice the national level, while violence is only just above it and burglary and vandalism barely change the picture.

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no. 13 of 81 in Rotterdam

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Is Blijdorp a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Blijdorp comes out at 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Blijdorp is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes.

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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

45.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

24.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 719 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.5 km

Train station

2.2 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.7 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 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

€ 396,000

Welfare recipients

8.8 per 1,000

High incomes

34%

Low incomes

26%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

58%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

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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

6,296 inw/km²

Noise level

62 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

5,205

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.2 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

0.6 km

Households with children

17%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

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Who lives here

Blijdorp has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 48%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–159%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4548%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+13%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
54% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
17% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,296 — 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 Blijdorp a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Blijdorp comes out at 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Blijdorp 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 Blijdorp?

In Blijdorp the police recorded 719 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (45 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 Blijdorp calculated?

Blijdorp scores 6.0 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 Blijdorp 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.