neighbourhood in Schiedam

Noletbuurt

1,810 residents · postal code 3114 · Part of Zuid, Schiedam

Bottom 37% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

The noise level in the Noletbuurt is below the national median, and yet quiet & nature scores only 3.9. That is a useful warning about this pillar: noise is just a fifth of it. What counts here is density, since the built-up area is compact, and the lack of greenery and trees in the immediate surroundings. The open water nearby is the only component pushing the other way.

On wealth & income the picture is more mixed than the 3.3 suggests. The share of households on a low income sits exactly at the national median, but the property value stays far below it and social assistance far above it; and property value is the heaviest component of this pillar.

Burglary is all but absent here, at a fraction of the national figure, while violence is above it. The safety score of 5.9 is the average of those two extremes.

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no. 34 of 60 in Schiedam

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Is Noletbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noletbuurt comes out at 30 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

30.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

9.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 76 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

3.4 km

Café

0.2 km

Library

0.5 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

€ 253,000

Welfare recipients

22.1 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

38%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

58%

Social housing

25%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

53%

Built after 2000

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

13,876 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

21%

Trees nearby

Water share

13%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,528

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 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

29%

Childcare

0.2 km

Secondary school

2.3 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Noletbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+17%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
13,876 — 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 Noletbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Noletbuurt comes out at 30 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 Noletbuurt?

In Noletbuurt the police recorded 76 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (30 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 Noletbuurt calculated?

Noletbuurt scores 5.3 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 Noletbuurt 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.