neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Hillegersberg Noord

7,850 residents · postal code 3054 · Part of Hillegersberg-Schiebroek, Rotterdam

Bottom 49% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

Two fifths of the surface area of Hillegersberg Noord consists of water. That is exceptional — in the average Dutch neighbourhood the share of water is negligible — and it is the reason the quiet pillar comes out at a 7.0 while the amount of greenery around the houses stays below the Dutch middle and the noise lies above it.

The wealth score of 6.5 is divided against itself. The property value lies well above the national middle, and that weighs most heavily within that pillar. But social assistance is firmly above the Dutch level, vacancy too, and the share of low incomes is no smaller than nationally — despite more earners at the top end. An expensive neighbourhood is not the same thing here as a wealthy one.

The 3.4 for safety comes mainly from theft, which comes out twice as high, with violence and vandalism above it to a lesser degree.

no. 6,777 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 12 of 81 in Rotterdam

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Is Hillegersberg Noord a safe 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

38.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

18.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 456 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

0.7 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

2.5 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

4.2 km

Café

1.8 km

Library

1.8 km

Motorway ramp

2.7 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

€ 562,000

Welfare recipients

26.8 per 1,000

High incomes

28%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

50%

Social housing

35%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

29%

Built after 2000

30%

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

4,279 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

40%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,108

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.6 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

27%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Hillegersberg Noord has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+29%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,279 — 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 Hillegersberg Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hillegersberg Noord comes out at 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Hillegersberg Noord 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 Hillegersberg Noord?

In Hillegersberg Noord the police recorded 456 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (38 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 Hillegersberg Noord calculated?

Hillegersberg Noord scores 6.1 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 Hillegersberg Noord 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.