neighbourhood in Zaanstad
Rooswijk
2,505 residents · postal code 1544 · Part of Rooswijk, Zaanstad
- no. 13,005 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 63 of 72 in Zaanstad
Scores per pillar
Amenities
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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.
Social & income
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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.
Rooswijk in Zaanstad posts a 2.5, close to the lowest possible overall grade: safety stays at 2.9 and housing at 3.6. Crime is exceptionally high, at 62 per 1,000 people present, more than two and a half times the national median. Even so, 42 per cent of households have children. More than six in ten homes are single-family, yet at 38 per cent owner-occupied renting dominates, against property of 356,000 euro.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Rooswijk calculated?
Rooswijk scores 2.5 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Rooswijk a safe neighbourhood?
Rooswijk scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (62.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.