The districts of Bergen op Zoom

Bergen op Zoom has 70,185 residents (2026), spread across 6 districts and 38 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 42% of the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Bergen op Zoom averages 5.6, which puts the municipality above 41% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 7.7; wealth and income hold it back at 4.7. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in De Markiezaten (9.4), the lowest in Het Glacis (2.6). That is 6.8 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 70,185
districts: 6
neighbourhoods: 38
km² of land: 80

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Safety

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

Total crime

36.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.3 per 1,000

Property crime

14.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,716 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

0.9 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

3.4 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

2.3 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 337,608

Welfare recipients

27.7 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

40%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

71%

Built after 2000

19%

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

4,251 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

49%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,847

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.2 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

33%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Bergen op Zoom looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.1 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,250 — 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 Bergen op Zoom, weighted by population.