neighbourhood in Rotterdam

Tussendijken

7,370 residents · postal code 3026 · Part of Delfshaven, Rotterdam

Bottom 18% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Tussendijken is among the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the country, but that is not what stands out most. That is the social assistance share: more than twelve times the national value, with a property value that does not even reach two thirds of the Dutch middle. Wealth thus comes out at a 2.6, the lowest figure of this Rotterdam neighbourhood.

The 9.0 for families next to it means something other than it seems to say. The primary school is around the corner, and it is that proximity that makes the figure; the share of children barely deviates from the national one. For safety a 3.3 remains, with violence registered four times as often as nationally and theft well above that. Quiet comes out at a 3.1, because the surrounding greenery stays far below the national level.

no. 10,805 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 45 of 81 in Rotterdam

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Is Tussendijken 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

44.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

9.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

12.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 492 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

0.4 km

Train station

3.0 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

0.4 km

Motorway ramp

2.4 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

€ 262,000

Welfare recipients

99.1 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

55%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

14%

Social housing

59%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

10%

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

20,001 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

24%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

6,696

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.4 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

0.4 km

Households with children

28%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Tussendijken has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 34%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2515%
NL median 11%
25–4534%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
55% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
20,001 — 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 Tussendijken a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Tussendijken comes out at 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Tussendijken 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 Tussendijken?

In Tussendijken the police recorded 492 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (44 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 Tussendijken calculated?

Tussendijken scores 3.8 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 Tussendijken 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.