neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Oostbuurt

6,375 residents · postal code 3134 · Part of Oostwijk, Vlaardingen

Bottom 33% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

The income distribution in the Oostbuurt looks more favourable than the national one: the top group is slightly wider there, the bottom one slightly narrower. Still wealth & income gets no further than a 4.0. Two other components see to that: the property value stays far below the median and social assistance is almost five times above it. That those two things exist side by side is the real story of this neighbourhood.

The 3.2 for quiet & nature comes from all sides at once. The greenery in the surroundings reaches only slightly more than half the national share, the canopy stays below it, the noise level is above it and many people live on little ground. Only the water points the other way.

Violence is registered here almost twice as often as nationally, and vandalism and property offences too lie above it; only burglary does not. So the 4.3 for safety is about more than theft alone here.

no. 8,833 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 18 of 31 in Vlaardingen

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Is Oostbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oostbuurt comes out at 34 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

34.5 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

14.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 310 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

5.5 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

3.8 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.5 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

€ 296,000

Welfare recipients

37.6 per 1,000

High incomes

21%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

56%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

42%

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

10,191 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

30%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,338

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

0.5 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Oostbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4530%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
10,191 — 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 Oostbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oostbuurt comes out at 34 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 Oostbuurt?

In Oostbuurt the police recorded 310 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (34 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 Oostbuurt calculated?

Oostbuurt scores 4.9 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 Oostbuurt 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.