neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Babberspolder Noord

2,135 residents · postal code 3135 · Part of Vlaardinger Ambacht, Vlaardingen

Top 17% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, and little room

Zero registered social assistance recipients, more households in the top income group than nationally and fewer in the bottom one: the 7.2 for wealth & income in Babberspolder Noord rests on the components together, with property value just below the national median as the only brake.

The outlier downwards is quiet & nature, at 3.3. The sound level is almost nine decibels above the national median, and you hear that. There is no open water and the green within three hundred metres stays below the median; density is also considerable for a place with this many single-family homes.

The overall score of 8.7 conceals that one weak spot. For anyone moving here, that is the trade-off in a single sentence: short distances, few reported offences and a broadly supported wealth figure, against noise that does not go away.

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no. 4 of 31 in Vlaardingen

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Is Babberspolder Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Babberspolder Noord comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

21.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

7.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 53 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

1.1 km

Train station

4.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

2.1 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

0.7 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

€ 382,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

25%

Low incomes

31%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

90%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

74%

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

5,160 inw/km²

Noise level

60 dB

Green surroundings

49%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,715

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

0.8 km

Households with children

42%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Babberspolder Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+19%
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
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
42% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,160 — 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 Babberspolder Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Babberspolder Noord comes out at 21 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 Babberspolder Noord?

In Babberspolder Noord the police recorded 53 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 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 Babberspolder Noord calculated?

Babberspolder Noord scores 8.7 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 Babberspolder Noord 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.