The districts of Alblasserdam
Alblasserdam has 20,250 residents (2026), spread across 6 districts and 29 neighbourhoods.
Families packed close together
As a municipality, Alblasserdam sits at 6.4, better than 52% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Families lift that grade with 8.1; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.5. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Klein Alblas (9.7), the lowest in Redersbuurt (2.8). That is 6.9 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Alblasserdam
- residents
- 20,250
- districts
- 6
- neighbourhoods
- 29
- km² of land
- 8.8
How Alblasserdam scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 588 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Alblasserdam →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Alblasserdam →
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
Alblasserdam has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,179 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Alblasserdam, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Alblasserdam →Klein Alblas
Alblasserdam
Middelland
Alblasserdam
Polderbuurt
Alblasserdam
Zeelt
Alblasserdam
Blokweer Zuid
Alblasserdam
Schildersbuurt
Alblasserdam
Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Alblasserdam →Other rankings
All districts of Alblasserdam
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