neighbourhood in Westland
Nieuwe Vaart
1,870 residents · postal code 2691 · Part of 's-Gravenzande, Westland
Safe, but not spacious
The figures for Nieuwe Vaart contradict each other on one point. Property values are clearly above the national median and vacancy is minimal, but the rate of social assistance is twice the national level and more households are on a low income than average. That puts the wealth & income pillar at a 6.1: expensive houses, tighter households.
On safety the picture is clearer. Violence runs at half the national middle, theft and vandalism well below it, and only burglary occurs slightly more often than average. That yields an 8.7 with no major caveat.
The 3.6 for quiet & nature comes not from noise but from paving: there is little greenery immediately around and the tree canopy is thin. Anyone buying here gets a short school distance — hence the 8.3 for families — and surroundings where the greenery is somewhere else.
- no. 4,121 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 31 of 73 in Westland
How Nieuwe Vaart scores
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Is Nieuwe Vaart a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Nieuwe Vaart comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Nieuwe Vaart is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 28 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
Nieuwe Vaart has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4520%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+29%
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
25% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,125 — 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 Nieuwe Vaart a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Nieuwe Vaart comes out at 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Nieuwe Vaart is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Nieuwe Vaart?
In Nieuwe Vaart the police recorded 28 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (15 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 Nieuwe Vaart calculated?
Nieuwe Vaart scores 7.6 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 Nieuwe Vaart 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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