neighbourhood in Rotterdam
Nieuw Mathenesse
2,915 residents · postal code 3029 · Part of Nieuw Mathenesse, Rotterdam
Nieuw Mathenesse in Rotterdam is barely a residential area: an old harbour and industrial zone with not a single owner-occupied home, no single-family houses and an average value of 250,000 euro. That value is as low as it gets, and safety stands at 2.8, at 88 crimes per 1,000 people present, heavily inflated by the working character of the area. Notably, amenities (7.3) among the few residents hold up well; space and quiet (4.5) is average.
- no. 12,465 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 78 of 81 in Rotterdam
How Nieuw Mathenesse scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 445 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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Nieuw Mathenesse has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 65%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–157%
NL median 14%
- 15–2518%
NL median 11%
- 25–4565%
NL median 22%
- 45–659%
NL median 28%
- 65+0%
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
1.5 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
59% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
7% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,370 — around the 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
How is the grade for Nieuw Mathenesse calculated?
Nieuw Mathenesse scores 2.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nieuw Mathenesse lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Nieuw Mathenesse a safe neighbourhood?
Nieuw Mathenesse scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (88.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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