neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Hoogvliet Zuid

23,805 residents · postal code 3192 · Part of Hoogvliet, Rotterdam

Bottom 25% in the Netherlands

Good for children, with a safety question

The nearest railway station is a good thirteen kilometres from Hoogvliet Zuid, and yet the amenities pillar reaches a 6.3: shop, GP and restaurant are close by, and the supermarket counts for more in that figure than the station.

More interesting is what the crime figures show. Theft here sits exactly at the Dutch level, which is unusual for an urban neighbourhood of this size, but violence is well over double. The 3.5 for safety comes from there, not from what is being stolen.

Quiet stands at a 7.6, high for a place with five thousand residents per square kilometre. The noise level stays below the national median and an eighth of the surface is water; the greenery in the surroundings does not come close. The wealth pillar lags behind at a 3.7, mainly because of the property value and social assistance; the income distribution itself differs only slightly.

no. 9,901 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 34 of 81 in Rotterdam

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Is Hoogvliet Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoogvliet Zuid comes out at 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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

32.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

9.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 993 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

0.6 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

13.3 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

4.9 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

2.0 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 295,000

Welfare recipients

34.4 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

41%

Social housing

49%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

57%

Built after 2000

19%

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

4,994 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

47%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

12%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,316

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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

34%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Hoogvliet Zuid looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,994 — 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 Hoogvliet Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoogvliet Zuid comes out at 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. 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 Hoogvliet Zuid?

In Hoogvliet Zuid the police recorded 993 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (33 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 Hoogvliet Zuid calculated?

Hoogvliet Zuid scores 4.3 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 Hoogvliet Zuid 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.