The districts of Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn has 115,795 residents (2026), spread across 16 districts and 100 neighbourhoods.
Families packed close together
Alphen aan den Rijn averages 7.7, which puts the municipality above 68% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 7.9; quiet and nature hold it back at 5.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in De Heul (9.9), the lowest in Bedrijventerrein Rijnhaven-West (2.5). That is 7.4 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Alphen aan den Rijn
- residents
- 115,795
- districts
- 16
- neighbourhoods
- 100
- km² of land
- 126
How Alphen aan den Rijn 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, 3,722 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn →
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 quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn →
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
The best neighbourhoods for families in Alphen aan den Rijn →
Who lives here
The age profile of Alphen aan den Rijn looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,989 — 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 Alphen aan den Rijn, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn →De Heul
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Weidebloemenbuurt-Zuid
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Componistenbuurt-Noord
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Biezen-West
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Burgtenbuurt
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Heuvelweg
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Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn →Other rankings
All districts of Alphen aan den Rijn
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