neighbourhood in Woerden

Harmelen-Zuid (dorp)

4,480 residents · postal code 3481 · Part of Harmelen, Woerden

Top 6% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

A 9.8 for safety in Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) rests on all four items: violence, burglary, theft and vandalism are each below the national median, burglary at a fraction of it. That is rarer than a single low figure, because usually one type stands out.

The wealth & income pillar points the same way just as unambiguously — property value above the national median, many top incomes, little social assistance, little vacancy — and comes out at 7.0.

The quiet & nature pillar lags at 5.9, and that is not down to the greenery: it is well above the national level. It is density and above all noise, which rises above the median. Anyone moving here gets space and safety, but not silence.

no. 766 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 2 of 30 in Woerden

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Is Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) 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.

Total crime

13.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.2 per 1,000

Property crime

4.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 69 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

0.7 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

5.3 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

6.9 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

1.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.2 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

€ 443,000

Welfare recipients

6.7 per 1,000

High incomes

23%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

82%

Social housing

13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

86%

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

5,614 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

64%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

856

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.0 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

38%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

4.7 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+25%
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
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,614 — 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 Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Harmelen-Zuid (dorp)?

In Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) the police recorded 69 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) calculated?

Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) scores 9.6 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 Harmelen-Zuid (dorp) 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.