neighbourhood in Vlissingen

West-Souburg

2,240 residents · postal code 4386 · Part of Lammerenburg, Vlissingen

Top 35% in the Netherlands

Good for children, with a safety question

Almost every home in West-Souburg is owner-occupied and single-family, and that can only partly be read off the wealth & income pillar — ownership weighs five per cent in it. What does carry the 6.7: social assistance at just over half the national median, a quarter of households on a high income and property values just below the middle.

The 4.9 for safety is the figure that stands out. The total offence rate barely exceeds the median, but violence runs at more than one and a half times it, and violence is the heaviest component of that pillar. Property crime and vandalism stay below.

The restaurant is almost three kilometres away while supermarket, GP and school are all within eight hundred metres; the station just over three. That holds amenities at a 6.8. Forty per cent of households have children, which together with the short school distance produces an 8.1 for families.

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no. 6 of 36 in Vlissingen

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Is West-Souburg a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West-Souburg comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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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

25.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

6.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 71 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

3.3 km

Restaurant

2.8 km

Hospital

3.7 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

4.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.9 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

€ 391,000

Welfare recipients

4.5 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

96%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

97%

Built after 2000

18%

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

3,468 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

52%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,423

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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

40%

Childcare

1.4 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

West-Souburg has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+20%
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
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
40% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,468 — 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 West-Souburg a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, West-Souburg comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in West-Souburg?

In West-Souburg the police recorded 71 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (26 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 West-Souburg calculated?

West-Souburg scores 7.4 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 West-Souburg 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.