neighbourhood in Utrecht
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum
4,150 residents · postal code 3541 · Part of Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht
- no. 5,824 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 58 of 107 in Utrecht
Scores per pillar
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum is Utrecht-West's new urban core: every home dates from after 2000, there is not a single-family house, and 61 percent of households are single people. Amenities (9.4) and the social fabric (9.2) both score high. Safety is the drawback at 3.6; the nearly 70 crimes per 1,000 people present owe much to the retail and nightlife crowds in the centre. The total comes to 6.7.
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 Leidsche Rijn-Centrum calculated?
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum scores 6.7 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 Leidsche Rijn-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?
Leidsche Rijn-Centrum scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (69.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.