neighbourhood in Uithoorn
Legmeer
8,605 residents · postal code 1422 · Part of Legmeer, Uithoorn
Safe, but not spacious
Of all the measurements in Legmeer, one deviates strongly: the noise level lies more than six decibels above the Dutch middle. That is the main reason for the 3.7 on quiet — greenery and tree canopy also stay below the median, but less pronouncedly. So it is above all noise that depresses the living environment here.
The wealth pillar shows the opposite picture: every component turns out favourably. The property value lies above the median, social assistance well below the national level, and at the top end the income distribution is broader than average and at the bottom end narrower. That produces an 8.2.
The 5.7 for amenities is a matter of distances that are just a little too great: GP and school more than a kilometre away, the station eleven. That families nevertheless come out at a 8.1 is down to the households: more than four in ten have children living there.
- no. 2,778 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 11 in Uithoorn
How Legmeer scores
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Is Legmeer a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Legmeer comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer 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.
In 2025, 197 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
Legmeer has strikingly many children under 15: 20%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1520%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4529%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+14%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
45% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,211 — 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 Legmeer a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Legmeer comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Legmeer?
In Legmeer the police recorded 197 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Legmeer calculated?
Legmeer scores 8.4 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 Legmeer 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.
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