neighbourhood in Schiedam
De Velden
1,870 residents · postal code 3124 · Part of Spaland en Sveaparken, Schiedam
- no. 1,155 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 5 of 60 in Schiedam
Scores per pillar
De Velden in Sveaparken is Schiedam's youngest northern edge, partly built to a Swedish planning model: 88 percent owner-occupied and 46 percent of households with children. Safety, at 9.9 — position 218 nationally — belongs to the top bracket. The tram to Rotterdam stops at the edge. Overall: 9.3.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for De Velden calculated?
De Velden scores 9.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is De Velden a safe neighbourhood?
De Velden scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.