neighbourhood in Zaanstad

Poelenburg Noord

3,065 residents · postal code 1504 · Part of Poelenburg, Zaanstad

Bottom 42% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Poelenburg Noord ranks in the very top thirty nationally for families, and with half of households having children and a large share of young people that is no surprise. You do not reach a 10.0 on that pillar through distance alone.

The overall score here rests on four pillars: no figure has been calculated for amenities and all distances are missing. The income distribution and vacancy are unavailable too, so the 2.9 for wealth & income leans mainly on property values and on a social assistance rate more than six times the national middle.

The 4.3 for safety comes from violence and vandalism, both above the national median, while theft stays below it. What the area does have is greenery and water: noise is above the median, but the rest of the surroundings is ample enough for a 6.6.

no. 7,702 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 36 of 72 in Zaanstad

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Amenities

no grade

Too few figures are available for this area to give a grade.

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Is Poelenburg Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Poelenburg Noord comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

25.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

8.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 100 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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

€ 311,000

Welfare recipients

48.9 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

24%

Social housing

72%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

35%

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

8,996 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

11%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,111

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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.

Households with children

50%

Residents under 15

22%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Poelenburg Noord has strikingly many children under 15: 22%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1522%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4530%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+10%
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
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
50% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,996 — 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 Poelenburg Noord a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Poelenburg Noord comes out at 25 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 Poelenburg Noord?

In Poelenburg Noord the police recorded 100 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (25 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 Poelenburg Noord calculated?

Poelenburg Noord scores 5.6 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 Poelenburg 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.